Figuratively, cricket and football teams (7)

I believe the answer is:

elevens

(Other definitions for elevens that I've seen before include "Sports teams" , "1A, 20 [SUNDERLAND LEEDS]" , "Eg, football teams" , "11, 11" , "Some sportsmen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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