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Sort of drill that gets team in Cup trained (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pneumatic

'sort of drill' is the definition.

'team in cup trained' is the wordplay.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'team'+'in'+'cup'='teamincup'
'teamincup' is an anagram of 'PNEUMATIC'.

'that gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for pneumatic that I've seen before include "Using compressed air" , "Driven by compressed air" , "Type of drill" , "Inflated with air" , "Operated by pressurised gas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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