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Lieutenant gets song as an attachment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lariat

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'an attachment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'lieutenant gets song' is the wordplay.
'lieutenant' becomes 'lt' (abbreviation for lieutenant).
'gets' indicates putting letters inside (gets can mean captures or absorbs).
'song' becomes 'aria' (aria is a kind of song).
'lt' going around 'aria' is 'LARIAT'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for lariat that I've seen before include "Cowcatcher" , "Line of cowboy" , "Cattle-catching rope" , "A cowboy's rope for catching cattle" , "Rope with running loop at one end" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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