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Cast can read out loud (6)

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I believe the answer is:

thrown

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This could be a double definition.

'cast' is the first definition.
(cast can mean to throw)

'read out loud' is the second definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs occasionally mean the same thing.

'can' is the link.

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(Other definitions for thrown that I've seen before include "Parties are" , "Rabindranath ---, Indian sage" , "given up intentionally" , "Unsettled" , "Disconcerted; chucked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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