doughnut team
n.— «An outfit strong on the wings, but weak at centre is sometimes called a doughnut team—you know, nothing in the middle.» —“Speculation for 2010 Team Canada begins” by Jean Lefebvre National Post (Canada) Feb. 10, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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