Crosses from New York team Thierry, in the centre, put away (5)
I believe the answer is:
meets
'crosses' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'new york team thierry in the centre put away' is the wordplay.
'new york team' becomes 'mets' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in the centre' means to look at the middle letters.
'put away' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are contained or put away).
The middle letter of 'thierry' is 'e'.
'mets' enclosing 'e' is 'MEETS'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for meets that I've seen before include "Effectively copes with" , "Comes into the presence of" , "sports gatherings" , "Encounters, perhaps by appointment" , "Makes contact with" .)