Pest forced a team to withdraw (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
step aside
'withdraw' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'pest forced a team' is the wordplay.
'forced' indicates an anagram.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'pest' with letters rearranged gives 'step'.
'step'+'a'+'side'='STEP ASIDE'
'to' is the link.
(Another definition for step aside that I've seen is " To get out of the way".)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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