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Crucial-sounding team in dock area (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quayside

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'dock area' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'crucial-sounding team' is the wordplay.
'crucial' becomes 'key' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sounding' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'key' is a homophone of 'quay'.
'quay'+'side'='QUAYSIDE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for quayside that I've seen before include "Where the boats moor" , "Landing" , "where loads are lightened" , "Area adjoining a wharf" , "Area near a wharf" .)

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