Cryptic crossword clue
After loss of shoe in playhouse, threw one-handed basketball shot 3-2

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LAY-UP

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What does LAY-UP mean?

LAY-UP noun
  1. A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
  2. A relatively easy task.
  3. The state of being laid up.
  4. A track used to store train cars.
  5. A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
  6. The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.

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