A number of personnel eventually make the team (6)
I believe the answer is:
eleven
'team' is the definition.
(I know that eleven is a type of team)
'a number of personnel eventually make' is the wordplay.
'ELEVEN' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am unsure how this is indicated.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "sports team?" , "XI as Roman numeral" , "Cricket 18" , "Number on a soccer team" , "Number killed in the Peterloo massacre" .)