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Unfortunately, some gaffes are this? (3-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

off-message

'this?' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.

'unfortunately some gaffes' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' is an anagram indicator.
'some'+'gaffes'='somegaffes'
'somegaffes' is an anagram of 'OFF-MESSAGE'.

'are' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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