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Italian team getting goal in stoppage time? (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

intermission

'stoppage time?' is the definition.
(eg when a concert stops)

'italian team getting goal' is the wordplay.
'italian team' becomes 'inter' (Inter Milan FC).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'goal' becomes 'mission'.
'inter'+'mission'='INTERMISSION'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for intermission that I've seen before include "Break; respite" , "Interval" , "Pause, break" , "Entr'acte" , "Theatre's half-time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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