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Southern group of players with energy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steam

'energy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'southern group of players' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'group of players' becomes 'team' (I've seen this before).
's'+'team'='STEAM'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for steam that I've seen before include "Mates (anag)" , "Source of energy" , "Type of power" , "comes with a hiss?" , "Vaporised water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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