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Team given one of Pep's tips - be brave! (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

man up

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'one of pep's tips be brave' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'team' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'team' could be 'manu' (short for Manchester United) and 'manu' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'given' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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