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Advanced search: "is:answer" option matches question titles

I've been attempting to search SO for answers (and only answers) containing the string plz using the Advanced Super Ninja Search Options.

The query I used is:

is:answer plz

However, the results returned were not what I expected:

Screen grab of search

Firstly, the results returned match questions where the string plz appears only in the title, and not in any of the answers. I've checked and none of the answers, comments, or anything else on those pages contain plz except the question title.

Secondly, the hyperlinks of those matched questions link me to answers on those questions, but as I said, those answers don't contain the plz string I searched for.

Examples of links returned by that search query:

My questions:

  1. Is this or a ?
  2. If this is (and it seems strange to me if it is), is there any way to search just answer body text?
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