It may be thrown in dryer (5)
I believe the answer is:
towel
I believe this is a double definition.
'it may be thrown in' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'dryer' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for towel that I've seen before include "This could dry up" , "Piece of absorbent cloth or paper for drying" , "Owlet (anag)" , "what sweater needs?" , "Dryer" .)