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Loud breather chucked away (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flung

'chucked away' is the definition.
(fling can mean to chuck away)

'loud breather' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'breather' becomes 'lung' (you breathe with your lungs).
'f'+'lung'='FLUNG'

(Other definitions for flung that I've seen before include "Threw" , "Hurled" , "Thrown with force" , "Cast aside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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