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Draw points for a team (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yankees

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'draw points for a team' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'draw points for a' is the wordplay.
'draw' becomes 'yank' (yanking is a kind of drawing).
'points' becomes 'EE' (an abbreviation for a compass point written twice).
'for a' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'yank'+'ee'+'s'='YANKEES'

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(Other definitions for yankees that I've seen before include "Americans who fought for the north in civil war" , "Union troops" , "Code words on the radio for US" , "Side in US Civil War" , "multiple bets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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