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Fun throwing stones and strips of the cloth (8)

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I believe the answer is:

unfrocks

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'strips of the cloth' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'fun throwing stones' is the wordplay.
'throwing' is an anagram indicator (letters get thrown around).
'stones' becomes 'rocks' ('rock' can be a synonym of 'stone').
'fun' is an anagram of 'unf'.
'unf'+'rocks'='UNFROCKS'

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(Other definitions for unfrocks that I've seen before include "Deprives (priest) of holy orders" , "Of priest, dismisses from office" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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