Sent spinning, even chancily (6)

I believe the answer is:

tossed

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'sent' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for tossed that I've seen before include "Threw up lightly" , "Flung" , "Threw carelessly" , "Threw casually" , "Threw up in the air like pancake or salad (6)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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