| SHOOT | In sport, a person employed by a club to seek new players (5) |
| ROADIE | A person employed by a touring band of musicians to set up and maintain equipment (6) |
| CHANNELHOP | New designer stores bound to seek new entertainment (7-3) |
| VEND | Victor with objective to seek new owner |
| EMIRATE | Not good to seek new place to settle in Arab land |
| IMAGE | ____ rights, those held by a person in the public domain over a use of their likeness by a club or other organisation (5) |
| SQUAD | In sport, a group of players from which a team is to be selected (5) |
| BUYER | A person employed to purchase goods for a store or company (5) |
| DRAFT | Annual event in which new players are selected to join NBA teams (5) |
| DRIVE | In sport, a hard straight shot or stroke (5) |
| GROOM | A person employed to clean and look after horses (5) |
| BATTY | Like a club to be eccentric (5) |
| ASSET | Espionage term for a person employed as a secret agent |
| TRADE | Fantasy-sports option for acquiring a new player |
| LOBBYIST | Person employed by a particular interest to attempt to influence legislators (8) |
| GREEN | New player may finish here after driving |
| FLICKON | In sport, a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and moves it on quickly with a gentle header or kick to another player (5-2) |
| TESTER | Historically, a person employed to prove the innocuousness of food by eating it before serving it to their master or mistress; or, a little cup for a person who is sampling wine (6) |
| REPECHAGE | In sport, a round in which losers of a previous round compete for a place in the next round |
| BATTER | From "to beat", a mixture used for making pancakes or for coating a fish, fritter or other food before frying ; a damaged piece of type in letterpress printing ; or, in sports, a ball hitter (6) |
