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Do but cast suspicion (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doubt

'suspicion' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'do but cast' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates anagramming the letters.
'but' anagrammed gives 'ubt'.
'do'+'ubt'='DOUBT'

(Other definitions for doubt that I've seen before include "Distrust" , "Suspect" , "One certainly can't have it" , "Feel uncertain about" , "Be uncertain about or consider unlikely" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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