It may well be lost in the operations room! (13)

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consciousness

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(Other definitions for consciousness that I've seen before include "Self-awareness" , "State of being aware" , "Mental awareness" , "State of awareness" , "Intuition, perception" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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