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Find a way around team on stage (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sidestep

'find a way around' is the definition.
(to sidestep something is to bypass or avoid it)

'team on stage' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'stage' becomes 'step' (I've seen this before).
'side'+'step'='SIDESTEP'

(Other definitions for sidestep that I've seen before include "To avoid" , "Find a way round" , "Dodge (an issue?)" , "Dodge - circumvent" , "Shift to right or left" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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