Moored adjacent to an extended team (9)
I believe the answer is:
alongside
'moored adjacent' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'an extended team' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'extended' becomes 'long' (extended can mean longer than usual).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'a'+'long'+'side'='ALONGSIDE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alongside that I've seen before include "Next to - alien dogs (anag)" , "Age-old sin (anag.)" , "Aligned so as to be next to, as ship moored to pier" , "Lying close to" , "next door" .)