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Body part on no account moving right forward (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nerve

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'body part' is the definition.
(nerve is a kind of body part)

'no account moving right forward' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is present in the answer.
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'eve' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nerve that I've seen before include "Audacity (informal)" , "Impudence; sensory fibre" , "Courage to carry on" , "Temerity" , "Confidence" .)

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