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Disregard encounter with a team (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

brush aside

'disregard' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'encounter with a team' is the wordplay.
'encounter' becomes 'brush' (synonyms).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'brush'+'a'+'side'='BRUSH ASIDE'

(Another definition for brush aside that I've seen is " Disregard".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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