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Threw small organ (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slung

'threw' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small organ' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'organ' becomes 'lung' (lung is a kind of organ).
's'+'lung'='SLUNG'

(Other definitions for slung that I've seen before include "Hurled" , "Threw out" , "Thrown; suspended loosely" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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