Pole tossed in a Scottish game Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SCOTTISH (noun)
1. the dialect of English used in Scotland
SCOTTISH (adjective)
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
POLE (noun)
1. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
2. a square rod of land
POLE (verb)
1. propel with a pole
2. deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

Hint 3: Anagram

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ACERB

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