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Apparently not the top team (4)

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I believe the answer is:

side

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'team' is the definition.
(both can mean a sports team)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for side that I've seen before include "pretentious attitude" , "Spin given to a ball by striking it off-centre" , "camp" , "perspective" , "Dies (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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