Stone thrown away (3)

I believe the answer is:

pit

(Other definitions for pit that I've seen before include "Coalmine" , "Sizeable hole in the ground" , "where orchestra plays" , "Portland stone" , "Tip into hole" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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