Lasso with a whistle (3)

I believe the answer is:

ted

(Other definitions for ted that I've seen before include "TV comedy series 'Father . . . '" , "Turn over (hay); man's name" , "Familiar form of Edward" , "The familiar American Senator Kennedy" , "Heath or Hughes?" .)

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

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