One of two allowed before a layup Crossword Clue

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One of two allowed before a layup Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. treat badly
2. measure (distances) by pacing
(noun)
1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
2. a short distance

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LAYUP (noun)
1. a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
BEFORE (adverb)
1. earlier in time; previously
2. at or in the front

Hint 3: Anagram

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