It might get thrown into a ring (3)

I believe the answer is:

hat

(Other definitions for hat that I've seen before include "Item of headgear" , "e.g. Pork pie" , "Eg, derby" , "Headdress" , "Eg, bowler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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