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It's natural I see when eye, say, opens (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

organic

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'it's natural' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'eye say opens' is the wordplay.
'eye say' becomes 'organ' (eye is a kind of organ).
'opens' becomes 'ic' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'organ'+'ic'='ORGANIC'

'i see when' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for organic that I've seen before include "In cargo (anag.)" , "Chemical and GM free" , "No cigar (anag.)" , "Made from living matter" , "Derived from animal or vegetable matter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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