Team needing a bit of help to get level (6)
I believe the answer is:
eleven
'team' is the definition.
(I know that eleven is a type of team)
'a bit of help to get level' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'level' could be 'even' (synonyms) and 'even' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'el' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'needing' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "sports team?" , "XI as Roman numeral" , "Cricket 18" , "Football or cricket team?" , "Time for morning coffee" .)