Duff or beat local team up? (11)

I believe the answer is:

collaborate

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'team up?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'duff or beat local' is the wordplay.
'or beat local' can be anagrammed to 'COLLABORATE'.
Though, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for collaborate that I've seen before include "Work jointly" , "Work together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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