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Aid for snooker player as pride’s shattered (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spider

'aid for snooker player' is the definition.
(spider is a type of rest in snooker)

'pride's shattered' is the wordplay.
'shattered' is an anagram indicator.
'prides' anagrammed gives 'SPIDER'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "One has eight legs" , "Webster" , "Snooker player's rest; eight-legged creature" , "Rest for a cue (with eight legs?)" , "Insect-eater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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