Sailboat pole (4)
'sailboat 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".)
'sailboat pole' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mast that I've seen before include "Supporting pole, for radio aerial, perhaps" , "One carries the sails of a ship" , "nuts and seeds" , "Nuts for pigs" , "Television transmitter" .)