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Figure on upcoming group of players (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nonet

'group of players' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'figure on upcoming' is the wordplay.
'figure' becomes 'ten' (ten is a number or figure).
'upcoming' says the letters should be written backwards (in a down clue coming up is backwards).
'ten'+'on'='tenon'
'tenon' in reverse letter order is 'NONET'.

(Other definitions for nonet that I've seen before include "Musical composition -- tonne (anag)" , "piece to be performed" , "group composition" , "Band's" , "Composition for nine players" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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