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Players getting refreshment at the conclusion of the Proms (5)

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I believe the answer is:

teams

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'players' is the definition.
(sports teams)

'getting refreshment at the conclusion of the proms' is the wordplay.
'getting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'refreshment at' becomes 'am' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'conclusion of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The last letters of 'the proms' are 'es'.
't'+'es'='tes'
'am' inserted inside 'tes' is 'TEAMS'.

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(Other definitions for teams that I've seen before include "Lots of players" , "Groups or troupes" , "Crews" , "Sports sides" , "Groups of people working together" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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