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Threw one into an outbuilding (5)

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I believe the answer is:

shied

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'threw' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'one into an outbuilding' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'an outbuilding' becomes 'shed' (outbuilding in a garden).
'i' put into 'shed' is 'SHIED'.

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(Other definitions for shied that I've seen before include "horse did this?" , "Jumped nervously; threw" , "Thrown" , "Flung, tossed" , "started" .)

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