The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PELOTA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PELOTA
- With nothing to gain, throw a ball game
- Some court action: fate’s sealed by member of twin-pair
- Fortune collected by seed in sport
- Vegetable — eating much game?
- Place vacated, with luck, before a game
- Gym set having a game
- Exercise a good deal before game
- Shield protecting centre of pectorals in S. European sport
- European group interrupting dad's ball game
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What does PELOTA mean?
PELOTA noun- Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall.