The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 5 letter word TASK FORCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TASK FORCE
- Special team’s request in English court overturned
- Specialised unit of time? Request this in Paris
- First of tea cakes for newly-formed working group
- After time, inquire about supporting Church’s specially-formed group
- Time to request stuff for working party
- Working party, wanting some breakfast, ask for cereals
- Military group‘s demand to tuck into bananas etc
- Tories initially request church to create special unit
- After end of Lent, request church working party
- Service men who have a job to do
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Special team" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case special team = task force.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.
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