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Throw one's hands up, say (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flail

(Other definitions for flail that I've seen before include "Weapon; swing wildly" , "Wave about wildly" , "thrash around" , "Old tool for threshing grain" , "Thresh about" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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