Cast in Ben-Hur, legendary (4)

I believe the answer is:

hurl

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'cast in ben' is the definition.
'hurl' can be an answer for 'cast' (synonyms). I am not sure about the 'in ben' bit.

'hur legendary' is the wordplay.
'legendary' becomes 'l' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'hur'+'l'='HURL'

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(Other definitions for hurl that I've seen before include "Throw forcefully" , "Launch" , "Throw forcibly" , "Throw violently" , "Throw with force" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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