Yale Bowl rooter (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'yale bowl rooter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Distort then untruth to get a Biblical character" , "Religious character" , "Old Testament high priest" , "- Whitney invented the cotton gin in seventeen ninety three" , "Highest priest at Shiloh" .)