Team taking part in Whitechapel event (6)
I believe the answer is:
eleven
'team' is the definition.
(eleven is a kind of team)
'part in whitechapel event' is the wordplay.
'part in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ELEVEN' is hidden within 'whitechapel event'.
'taking' is the link.
(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Not first team (6,6) - See 24" , "Time for morning coffee" , "Late" , "Football side" , "Number killed in the Peterloo massacre" .)