Test team declines after success (7)
I believe the answer is:
windies
'test team' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'declines after success' is the wordplay.
'declines' becomes 'dies' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'success' becomes 'win' (I've seen this in another clue).
'dies' after 'win' is 'WINDIES'.
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I've seen this clue in The Times.
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