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Spinner initially playing in team meeting resistance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spider

'spinner' is the definition.
(a spider spins webs)

'initially playing in team meeting resistance' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'meeting' says to put letters next to each other.
'resistance' becomes 'r' (electronics abbreviation).
The first letter of 'playing' is 'p'.
'p' inserted inside 'side' is 'spide'.
'spide'+'r'='SPIDER'

(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "Snooker equipment" , "Bathtub intruder - snooker rest" , "Arthropod; snooker rest" , "Eight-legged webmaster?" , "Snooker-cue rest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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