First-string squad (1-4)

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1-4

a-team

'first-string squad' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for a-team that I've seen before include "Elite group of soldiers or workers" , "top people" , "Elite troops" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the USA Today.

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