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Subsidiary activity making team row (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sideline

'subsidiary activity' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'team row' is the wordplay.
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'row' becomes 'line' (as in a row of things).
'side'+'line'='SIDELINE'

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for sideline that I've seen before include "Secondary activity" , "hobby" , "not my main interest" , "Secondary job" , "Activity outside one's main job" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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