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dumpling

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'ball' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Ball of dough ' mean 'dumpling' so perhaps 'ball' could also mean 'dumpling')

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(Other definitions for dumpling that I've seen before include "a little fatty!" , "Suet ball in e.g. stew" , "Tasty ball of dough cooked in stew" , "fool!" , "who's overweight?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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