Might mean (unverified): Endure hardship for group benefit.
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  1. take one for the team: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. take one for the team: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take one for the team)

verb:  (idiomatic, informal) To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.

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