Fling; golf shot (5)
I believe the answer is:
pitch
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">This clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">fling</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that pitch is a type of fling)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">golf shot</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that pitch is a type of approach)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pitch that I've seen before include "Throw or fall headlong" , "perfect for some players" , "cast?" , "Football ground" , "Sales talk - where games are played" .)