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Means to enter with surgery to save Kelvin's rib (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pork chop

'rib' is the definition.
(a pork chop may be cut from a rib)

'means to enter with surgery to save kelvin's' is the wordplay.
'means to enter' becomes 'porch' (porch is a type of entrance).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'surgery' becomes 'op' (short for operation).
'to save' is an insertion indicator.
'kelvin' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for the unit of temperature).
'porch'+'op'='porchop'
'porchop' enclosing 'k' is 'PORK-CHOP'.

(Other definitions for pork chop that I've seen before include "Pigmeat on the bone" , "Slice from a pig's rib" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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