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Newspaper perhaps, vital thing (5)

Ross

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organ

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'newspaper perhaps' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for organ that I've seen before include "with a lofty tone?" , "means for communicating information" , "Medium of information - most churches have one" , "Musical instrument - pancreas, perhaps" , "Perhaps one that's stopped" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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