The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 6 letter word ALL BLACKS
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More clues leading to the result ALL BLACKS
- Everyone needs to support British team
- Rugby team want to be involved in redesign of balls
- 15 seconds to get simple cocktail dress on?
- Rugby team, seven of whom tackling fifty
- Book too late for dance and miss second team
- A legal graduate has need of rugby players
- Completely boycotts international team
- National team wants new ball in the beginning
- Players need these for maximum clearance
- Refuses to play against every international team
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "National team" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case national team = all blacks.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.