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He may provide a cup for the snooker player (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

potter

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'snooker player' is the definition.
(pots balls)

'he may provide a cup for the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cup' could be 'pot' and 'pot' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for potter that I've seen before include "Dabble; dawdle" , "at the wheel?" , "Pootle" , "Mess (around)" , "Creator of ceramics" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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