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Guard abandoning large cast (5)

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shied

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

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(Other definitions for shied that I've seen before include "Cast" , "started" , "Flung, tossed" , "horse did this?" , "Thrown" .)

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