Ball mount (3)

I believe the answer is:

tee

(Other definitions for tee that I've seen before include "Golf peg" , "Peg for golfer" , "Drive off it, half-tittering" , "Golfer's starting point" , "Golf-peg" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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