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Small team specially tasked to take the back off? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detail

I believe this is a double definition.

'small team specially tasked' is the first definition.
(small military group with a particular duty)

'take the back off?' is the second definition.
(to de-tail, to remove a tail)

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for detail that I've seen before include "party" , "'Small part, particular (6)'" , "Specify" , "An individual item or element" , "Troop detachment; small feature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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