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Big man catapulted to fame (7)

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goliath

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(Other definitions for goliath that I've seen before include "David laid him low with slingshot" , "Biblical giant" , "Giant, David's victim" , "Giant Philistine flattened by David" , "I got Hal a giant form the bible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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