Billiards shot in which the cue ball is hit below its centre causing it to recoil after hitting the object ball (5)
I believe the answer is:
screw
(Other definitions for screw that I've seen before include "The Turn of the ___ , 1898 Henry James horror story" , "Stitch up" , "13ed fastener" , "Helical thread" , "Wood fastener" .)