Distracted cast not currently performing (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
threw off
'distracted' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't see how one could define the other.
'cast not currently performing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cast' could be 'threw' (cast can mean to throw) and 'threw' is located in the answer.
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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