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Aslan with fractures in the nose (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nasal

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

'aslan with fractures' is the wordplay.
'aslan' anagrams to 'NASAL'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for nasal that I've seen before include "piece of armour" , "Sniffer's" , "front piece of helmet" , "nosy?" , "Rhinal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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