Word following "ball" or "fire" (3)

I believe the answer is:

pit

(Other definitions for pit that I've seen before include "Tip into crater" , "Where the orchestra sits at an opera" , "Tip into miners' shaft" , "Quarry" , "Mining hole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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