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What could make Celtic yet rise as a football team? (9,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leicester city

'a football team?' is the definition.
(Leicester City FC)

'what could make celtic yet rise' is the wordplay.
'what could make' indicates an anagram.
'celtic'+'yet'+'rise'='celticyetrise'
'celticyetrise' is an anagram of 'LEICESTER CITY'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Another definition for leicester city that I've seen is " Football club that plays at Filbert Street".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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