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Answer for the clue "Top-on-a-string pastime ", 7 letters:
diabolo

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Diabolo is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae . It contains only one species, Diabolo diantoniorum , which is found in Ecuador .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Diabolo \Di*ab"o*lo\ (d[i^]*[a^]b"[-o]*l[=o]), n. An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small somewhat spool-shaped object (called the diabolo) so as to balance it on a string, toss ...

Usage examples of diabolo.

Melkor became the rebel, and the Diabolos of these tales, who disputed the kingdom of Arda with Manwë.

The Greek word for devil, diabolos, means slanderer or malignant accuser.