A team apart (5)

I believe the answer is:

aside

'apart' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a team' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'a'+'side'='ASIDE'

(Other definitions for aside that I've seen before include "Privately, apart" , "kept in reserve" , "Separately" , "In reserve; actor's remark to audience" , "Line spoken to theatre audience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Globe and Mail.

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