Task force for Hull City? (5,4)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Times for the Times have:

A straight definition with a cryptic hint. Another clue that gave me grief. I didn’t know the answer, and as for wordplay, whilst I guessed Hull City FC might have a nickname, I didn’t know it is ‘The Tigers’ so that cut off both lines of approach. SOED defines Tiger Team as: colloq. a team of specialists in a particular field brought together to work on specific tasks.