Squads (5)
I believe the answer is:
teams
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">squads</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('team' can be a synonym of 'squad')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for teams that I've seen before include "Groups of people working together" , "Groups or troupes" , "Crews" , "Squads" , "Sports sides" .)