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Heaved novice and alumnus onto garden plot (6)

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I believe the answer is:

lobbed

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'heaved' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'novice and alumnus onto garden plot' is the wordplay.
'novice' becomes 'l' (abbreviation for Learner e.g. on UK cars).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'alumnus' becomes 'ob' (old boy).
'onto' says to put letters next to each other.
'garden plot' becomes 'bed' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'ob'+'bed'='LOBBED'

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(Other definitions for lobbed that I've seen before include "Threw up in the air" , "Threw (a ball) in a high arc" , "Threw in high arc as in cricket" , "Bowled underhand" , "Propelled in a high arc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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