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Casts bread out; gets ham instead (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

bad actress

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'ham instead' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'casts bread out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'casts'+'bread'='castsbread'
'castsbread' with letters rearranged gives 'BAD ACTRESS'.

'gets' acts as a link.

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