Basketball attempt that uses the backboard Crossword Clue

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BACKBOARD (noun)
1. a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
2. a board used to support the back of someone or something
BASKETBALL (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball

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