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Hearsay about body part (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ear

'body part' is the definition.
(ear is a part of the body)

'hearsay about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates a hidden word (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'EAR' is hidden within 'hearsay'.

(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "Organ inside heart" , "Spike of, eg, corn" , "Part of corn plant" , "Seed-bearing spike" , "'Give every man thine ..., but few thy voice'/Hamlet" .)

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