Basketball, slangily Crossword Clue

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Basketball, slangily Crossword Answer

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(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

Hint 2: Clue Definition

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

Hint 3: Anagram

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