Nautical pole (5)
'nautical pole' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Another definition for sprit that I've seen is " Diagonal spar extending a fore-and-aft sail".)
'nautical pole' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for spar that I've seen before include "Train at boxing; mineral" , "Box in training - mineral" , "possibly rigged" , "have an argument without marked hostility" , "Raps with wooden beam" .)