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Way off, just terribly constructed? (5-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jerry-built

'way off just' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'terribly constructed?' is the wordplay.
'terribly' becomes 'jerry' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'constructed?' becomes 'built' ('build' can be a synonym of 'construct').
'jerry'+'built'='JERRY-BUILT'

(Other definitions for jerry-built that I've seen before include "(Of housing) made from cheap materials" , "Bad or hastily constructed" , "(Of house construction) flimsy" , "(Of houses) constructed to inferior standards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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