Always a heavyweight team now in trouble? (7)

I believe the answer is:

everton

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'team now in trouble?' is the definition.
'everton' can be an answer for 'team' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'now in trouble?' bit.

'always a heavyweight' is the wordplay.
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
'a heavyweight' becomes 'ton' (a ton weighs a lot).
'ever'+'ton'='EVERTON'

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(Other definitions for everton that I've seen before include "Merseyside football club" , "Merseyside soccer team" , "Premiership football team" , "N. England football club" , "Liverpool football team" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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