Players I locked in getting ticked off (10)
I believe the answer is:
castigated
'ticked off' is the definition.
'players i locked in getting' is the wordplay.
'players' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this before).
'locked in' becomes 'gated'.
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'cast'+'i'+'gated'='CASTIGATED'
(Other definitions for castigated that I've seen before include "Scolded" , "reprimanded" , "Chastised" .)