Players utterly banned? (4)
I believe the answer is:
band
'players' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'utterly banned?' is the wordplay.
'utterly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as uttered).
'banned' is a homophone of 'BAND'.
(Other definitions for band that I've seen before include "Zone; group" , "Music ensemble" , "Ring or musical group (4)" , "troop" , "A collection of musicians in ring" .)