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Highball on the snooker table? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

black

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'highball on the snooker table?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for black that I've seen before include "second player on board" , "Like clubs and spades" , "Without light" , "bar" , "Colour of jet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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