Thing thrown by athletes (6)

I believe the answer is:

discus

(Other definitions for discus that I've seen before include "sports event" , "flat missile" , "Sporting missile" , "Sports projectile" , "Something thrown by athletes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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