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Locked up cool team (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inside

'locked up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cool team' is the wordplay.
'cool' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean fashionable or cool).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'in'+'side'='INSIDE'

(Other definitions for inside that I've seen before include "close to centre" , "Middle" , "being held" , "Behind bars (sl.)" , "undercover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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