The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word CUE BALL
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More clues leading to the result CUE BALL
- Potter receiving stick for Black going down?
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- On the table, the white line discussed before party
- White copper put black boy in cell without clothes
- Hurricane’s tip would have hit this in Sheffield?
- White on the table, let the party start!
- Not oddly superb in ring, one at the receiving end of stick
- White amongst coloured is culpable in a way to give up power
- Reportedly line dancing in white
- Blue clay almost turned white
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The straight part
We know that "one at the receiving end of stick" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one at the receiving end of stick = cue ball.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.