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Hurl a return to a reversion (9)

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throwback

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'a reversion' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'hurl a return' is the wordplay.
'hurl' becomes 'throw' (I've seen this before).
'a return' becomes 'back' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'throw'+'back'='THROWBACK'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for throwback that I've seen before include "Reversion to an earlier type" , "Instance of reversion to ancestral type" , "Atavism" , "someone showing old-fashioned tendencies" , "Return" .)

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