Pass around ball for fan (4)
I believe the answer is:
cool
'fan' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pass around ball' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a kind of pass**).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'ball' becomes 'o'.
'col' placed around 'o' is 'COOL'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for cool that I've seen before include "Lose heat" , "Unemotional or trendy" , "Unemotional; excellent" , "Calm; not warm" , "Neither warm nor very cold" .)