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It was a long-shot bet, getting her cut distributed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trebuchet

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'it was a long-shot' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'bet getting her cut distributed' is the wordplay.
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'distributed' is an anagram indicator.
'bet'+'her'+'cut'='bethercut'
'bethercut' is an anagram of 'TREBUCHET'.

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(Other definitions for trebuchet that I've seen before include "onager?" , "Medieval siege engine" , "Medieval engine of war" , "Old slinger" , "Old weapon" .)

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