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Nobleman with award for organ piece? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earlobe

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'organ piece?' is the definition.
'earlobe' can be an answer for 'piece?' (earlobe is a kind of piece). I am not certain of the 'organ' bit.

'nobleman with award' is the wordplay.
'nobleman' becomes 'earl' (member of the nobility).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'award' becomes 'OBE' (Order of the British Empire).
'earl'+'obe'='EARLOBE'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for earlobe that I've seen before include "low part of organ" , "Fleshy part of hearing organ" , "It depends on the listener" , "Often-pierced flap" , "something of a listener" .)

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