Experience defeat, as team hides (5)
I believe the answer is:
taste
'experience' is the definition.
(taste can mean to experience or try out)
'defeat as team hides' is the wordplay.
'hides' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TASTE' can be found hidden inside 'defeat as team'.
(Other definitions for taste that I've seen before include "Take mouthful" , "Experience - discrimination" , "Nice distinction felt in the mouth" , "Sample - discrimination" , "Small portion" .)