Distract team on path (9)
I believe the answer is:
sidetrack
'distract' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'team on path' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'path' becomes 'track' (track is a kind of path).
'side'+'track'='SIDETRACK'
(Other definitions for sidetrack that I've seen before include "draw away" , "Distract (from big issue)" , "Bit of railway" , "lead away" , "Provide diversion" .)