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… plus points for winning teams (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upsides

'plus points' is the definition.

'winning teams' is the wordplay.
'winning' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'teams' becomes 'sides' (I've seen this before).
'up'+'sides'='UPSIDES'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for upsides that I've seen before include "Positive attributes" , "Positive aspects" , "Level" , "On a par (with); pie suds (anagram)" , "positive features" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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