Athletics projectile (6)

I believe the answer is:

discus

(Other definitions for discus that I've seen before include "Sporting missile" , "Round object thrown in sport" , "sports event" , "It is thrown in athletic events" , "sports equipment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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