It can mean a break for the rest of the players (4-3)
I believe the answer is:
time-out
'rest of the players' is the definition.
'time out' can be an answer for 'rest' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'of the players' bit.
'it can mean a break' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
'break' could be 'out' (outing is a kind of breaking) and 'out' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for time-out that I've seen before include "Short rest break" , "Respite" , "Brief break in play in a game" , "Period for recreation or rest" , "Rest period as in basketball" .)