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All but one in football team fit and sound? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tenable

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'sound?' is the definition.
(both can mean solid or viable)

'all but one in football team fit' is the wordplay.
'all but one in football team' becomes 'ten' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'fit' becomes 'able' (similar in meaning).
'ten'+'able'='TENABLE'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tenable that I've seen before include "Able to be held" , "fairly arguable" , "Possible to be defended" , "okay as regards defence" , "possible to maintain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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