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Team needing a wing replacement? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wigan

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'team' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'a wing replacement?' is the wordplay.
'replacement?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'replacement' mean this).
'a'+'wing'='awing'
'awing' is an anagram of 'WIGAN'.

'needing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for wigan that I've seen before include "Manchester-area town, its Pier, Orwell" , "The Road to -- Pier (Orwell)" , "Lancashire town" , "Town near Manchester" , "North-western town" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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