A-team notwithstanding (5)

I believe the answer is:

aside

'notwithstanding' is the definition.
('aside' can mean 'notwithstanding' or 'apart')

'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 "(Pushed) out of the way" , "Actor's covert line" , "Ideas (anag)" , "Whispered comment" , "secretly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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