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Put life into a team in disarray (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

animate

'put life into' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a team in disarray' is the wordplay.
'disarray' indicates an anagram.
'team'+'in'='teamin'
'teamin' with letters rearranged gives 'nimate'.
'a'+'nimate'='ANIMATE'

(Other definitions for animate that I've seen before include "Give inspiration to" , "Provide inspiration" , "Instil life into - say cartoon" , "Bring to life, like cartoon" , "Make lively like cartoon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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