Kind of drum needing attention? (3)

I believe the answer is:

ear

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'attention?' is the definition.
(ear is a kind of attention)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "Auditory organ" , "Sense organ" , "Listener in the cornfield" , "Fruiting head of a cereal" , "cut" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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