Boom on a boat, e.g. (4)

I believe the answer is:

spar

(Other definitions for spar that I've seen before include "Box without punching hard" , "Box; mineral; pole" , "Pole used in boat etc - box" , "Raps with strong pole" , "microcrystalline mineral?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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