Type of ball or fracture (6)

I believe the answer is:

stress

(Other definitions for stress that I've seen before include "Tension, pressure" , "Emphasise the pressure" , "Lay emphasis on - it's a strain" , "Dwell on" , "Force" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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