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noun
A highly skilled, experienced and efficient team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From crack (“highly trained and competent”, adjective) + team (“group of people”). First attested in the early 19th century, originally with reference to horse racing.
