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Pick youngster for sports team magazine (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

playboy

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'for sports team magazine' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'pick youngster' is the wordplay.
'pick' becomes 'play' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'youngster' becomes 'boy'.
'play'+'boy'='PLAYBOY'

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(Other definitions for playboy that I've seen before include "Rich pleasure-seeking man" , "Rich debauchee" , "Rich woman-chaser" , "Male pleasure seeker" , "Rich pleasure-seeker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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