Cryptic crossword clue
Having a fling, working at the wheel? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word THROWING

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The straight part

We know that "Having a fling/Having a fling/working at the wheel/working at the wheel" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case having a fling/having a fling/working at the wheel/working at the wheel = throwing.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does THROWING mean?

1. To change place.
2. To change in state or status
3. To move through time.
4. To be accepted.
5. In any game, to decline to play in one's turn.
6. To do or be better.
7. To take heed.

1. To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
2. To eject or cause to fall off.
3. To move to another position or condition; to displace.
4. To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
5. (of a bowler) to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
6. To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
7. To intentionally lose a game.
8. To confuse or mislead.
9. To send desperately.
10. To imprison.
11. To organize an event, especially a party.
12. To roll (a die or dice).
13. To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
14. To discard.
15. To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
16. (said of one's voice) To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
17. To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
18. To project or send forth.
19. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
20. To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
21. (of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
22. To install (a bridge).
23. To twist or turn.

1. (said of animals) To give birth to.

1. The act by which something is thrown.
2. The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

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