Basketball target (4)

I believe the answer is:

hoop

'basketball target' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for hoop that I've seen before include "Large ring" , "Circular band, in basketball, say" , "Circle, ring" , "Circle of wood etc" , "Circular band; child's toy" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Newsday.

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