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Amanda Bynes is back on the streets ... the judge released her on her own recognizance moments ago in NYC -- after she offered a hysterical excuse for her alleged bong-tossing arrest.

Amanda told the judge the bong cops say she threw out of her apartment window last night was "just a vase."

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Amanda Bynes had to remove her platinum blonde wig when she posed for her mug shot last night ... revealing a super short hair cut ... and Bynes didn't appear happy about it.

Bynes sported a scowl and a black shirt when she posed for the photo ... following a bong-throwing arrest in NYC last night.

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Amanda Bynes has just arrived to court to face a judge about her bong-throwing arrest in NYC last night ... sporting the same clothes and platinum blonde wig she was wearing last night. 

Bynes was led into the courtroom in handcuffs ... after spending the night in jail ... and asked photogs

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Amanda Bynes was arrested in her NYC apartment Thursday night for marijuana possession and throwing evidence out the window ... TMZ has learned.

According to law enforcement sources ... a building official called police after spotting Amanda in the lobby with a joint,