Group of players put on outfits for speed (3,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
get up steam
'speed' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'group of players put on outfits' is the wordplay.
'group of players' becomes 'team' (I've seen this before).
'put on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'outfits' becomes 'get-ups' ('getup' can be a synonym of 'outfit').
'team' after 'getups' is 'GET UP STEAM'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get up steam that I've seen before include "Gain more impetus in moving forward" , "become excited" .)