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Shed, important office by the sound of it? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thrown

'shed' is the definition.

'important office by the sound of it?' is the wordplay.
'important office' becomes 'throne'.
'by the sound of it?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'throne' is a homophone of 'THROWN'.

(Other definitions for thrown that I've seen before include "put out" , "Disconcerted, confused" , "Defeated" , "Parties are" , "Confused - cast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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