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Team reportedly drilled furniture (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sideboard

'furniture' is the definition.
(I know that sideboard is a type of cabinet)

'team reportedly drilled' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'drilled' becomes 'bored' ('bore' can be a synonym of 'drill').
'bored' sounds like 'board'.
'side'+'board'='SIDEBOARD'

(Other definitions for sideboard that I've seen before include "Dining room furniture" , "place for silverware?" , "Dior beads (anag.)" , "Piece of dining-room furniture" , "Item of dining-room furniture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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