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Thought given to argument against team allowance (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

consideration

'thought' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'to argument against team allowance' is the wordplay.
'to argument' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of argument).
'against' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'team' becomes 'side' (I've seen this before).
'allowance' becomes 'ration' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'side'+'ration'='CONSIDERATION'

'given' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for consideration that I've seen before include "examination" , "A motive" , "Reward; careful thought" , "factor to be borne in mind" , "Thoughtfulness - relevant factor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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