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Bridge player in team is spiteful (5)

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I believe the answer is:

snide

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'spiteful' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'bridge player in team' is the wordplay.
'bridge player' becomes 'n' (bridge players are North, East, South, West).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'n' going within 'side' is 'SNIDE'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for snide that I've seen before include "Slyly derogatory" , "Derogatory, sneering" , "Derogatory, showing malice" , "Derogatory, mocking" , "Sarcastic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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