They fool panel when throwing things around (9)

'they' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'fool panel when throwing things around' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'fool' could be 'con' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'con' is located in the answer.
'panel' could be 'jurors' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'jurors' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?