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Throw cats out (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cast

'throw' is the definition.
(I know that cast is a type of throw)

'cats out' is the wordplay.
'cats' becomes 'casts' ('cast' can be a synonym of 'cat').
'out' means to remove the last letter.
'casts' with its last letter taken away is 'CAST'.

(Other definitions for cast that I've seen before include "Play's actors" , "Provided players" , "Throw a fishing line" , "The acting complement of a play" , "Character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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