United team is ahead, by the sound of it (5)

I believe the answer is:

leeds

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'united team' is the definition.
'leeds' can be an answer for 'team' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'united' bit.

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for leeds that I've seen before include "Industrial city of northern England" , "City of northern England - castle of southern England" , "Soccer team" , "Yorks city" , "English city" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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