TKO caller (3)
I believe the answer is:
ref
'tko caller' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ref that I've seen before include "Football official (colloq.)" , "Sports official (abbrev.)" , "A diminutive umpire in soccer or boxing" , "Whistleblower (abbr)" , "One traditionally in black" .)