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Satanic date is some way off (2,1,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at a distance

'off' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'satanic date is some way' is the wordplay.
'is some way' indicates an anagram.
'satanic'+'date'='satanicdate'
'satanicdate' anagrammed gives 'AT A DISTANCE'.

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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