Get the ball rolling, in a way (4)

I believe the answer is:

bowl

(Other definitions for bowl that I've seen before include "Deliver - item of pottery" , "Wood; basin" , "Round dish, basin" , "Play with tenpins" , "hollow" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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