What does the cryptic crossword clue "Engine hurling stones but three caught somehow (9)" mean?

The definition is "Engine hurling stones". The wordplay uses anagram, charade. anagram of BUTTHREE ("but three") + C (abbreviation of "caught") [anagram: "somehow"] = TREBUCHET; definition: "Engine hurling stones" The answer is TREBUCHET.

Engine hurling stones but three caught somehow (9)

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