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A team out of earshot (5)

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I believe the answer is:

aside

'out of earshot' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'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 "In reserve; actor's remark to audience" , "secretly" , "Words spoken apart in an undertone" , "Actor's line directed solely to audience" , "Ideas (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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