One follows one team (6)

I believe the answer is:

eleven

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'one team' is the definition.
(I know that eleven is a type of team)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Players" , "Cardinal" , "Number, on a team perhaps" , "sports team?" , "Time for the mid-morning tea break?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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