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Energy of southern squad (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steam

'energy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'southern squad' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'squad' becomes 'team' (synonyms).
's'+'team'='STEAM'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for steam that I've seen before include "Vaporous exhalation" , "Cook" , "Water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere" , "Water-vapour" , "Gas formed by vaporizing water at 100?C" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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