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Stone-throwers put a listening device in sect on Saturday (9)

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I believe the answer is:

catapults

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'stone-throwers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a listening device in sect on saturday' is the wordplay.
'listening device' becomes 'tap' (I've seen this in another clue).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'sect' becomes 'cult' (I've seen this before).
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'saturday' becomes 's'.
'tap' placed into 'cult' is 'ctapult'.
'a' going into 'ctapult' is 'catapult'.
'catapult'+'s'='CATAPULTS'

'put' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for catapults that I've seen is " juvenile weapons".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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