Tricky billiards shot (5)

I believe the answer is:

carom

(Other definitions for carom that I've seen before include "Billiards shot" , "Cannon in billiards" , "billiard shot" , "rebound" , "Glancing collision" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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