Start to a pool game? Crossword Clue

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Start to a pool game? Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

POOL (noun)
1. something resembling a pool of liquid
2. an association of companies for some definite purpose
POOL (verb)
1. combine into a common fund
2. join or form a pool of people
START (verb)
1. get off the ground
2. bulge outward
START (noun)
1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
2. a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game

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CAROM

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Down

1. Indie band's transport

2. Fury

3. Nurse slowly

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60. 'Indeed'

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