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Gig endlessly securing some money to get a bloody organ (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placenta

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'organ' is the definition.
(I know that placenta is a organ)

'gig endlessly securing some money to get a bloody' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'some' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
'money' could be 'cent' (eg denomination of dollars) and 'cent' is found in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for placenta that I've seen before include "Organ feeding a foetus" , "temporary organ" , "baby food" , "primary food supplier" , "Source of nourishment for embryo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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