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Blooming team! Not yet in! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

outside

'not yet in' is the definition.
(not yet inside)

'blooming team' is the wordplay.
'blooming' becomes 'out' (plants which have bloomed are 'out').
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'out'+'side'='OUTSIDE'

(Other definitions for outside that I've seen before include "having emerged from the tunnel?" , "Unlikely" , "Tedious (anag)" , "Alfresco" , "External surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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