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An organ badly affected by gas (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

argon

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'affected by gas' is the definition.
'argon' can be an answer for 'gas' (argon is a gas). I'm not sure about the 'affected by' bit.

'an organ badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'organ' with letters rearranged gives 'ARGON'.

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(Other definitions for argon that I've seen before include "Noble gas used in light bulbs" , "Gas used in electric lights" , "Gaseous element" , "Inert gas, symbol Ar" , "Inert gas used in light bulbs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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