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As an alternative, left of the nose (5)

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I believe the answer is:

nasal

'of the nose' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'as an alternative left' is the wordplay.
'alternative' indicates anagramming the letters.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'as'+'an'='asan'
'asan' anagrammed gives 'nasa'.
'nasa'+'l'='NASAL'

(Other definitions for nasal that I've seen before include "Relating to a facial organ" , "Beak's" , "regarding the nose" , "Relating to the nose" , "Relating to one's hooter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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