Main artery (5)

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aorta

'main artery' is the definition.
(largest artery)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for aorta that I've seen before include "This carries blood from the heart" , "Bloody channel" , "Main artery of body" , "A rota (anag)" , "Great artery in body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Independent, the LA Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

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