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In the navy, he adds a good deal to a reshuffled team (7)

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I believe the answer is:

matelot

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'in the navy he adds a good' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'deal to a reshuffled team' is the wordplay.
'deal' becomes 'lot' (synonyms).
'to a' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'reshuffled' indicates an anagram.
'team' with letters rearranged gives 'mate'.
'lot' put after 'mate' is 'MATELOT'.

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(Other definitions for matelot that I've seen before include "One at sea" , "Rating" , "A lot met (anag) - sailor" , "Sailor (slang from French)" , "One sailor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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