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One of the tympani tried with lid removed - strange (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eardrum

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'one of the tympani tried with lid' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'removed strange' is the wordplay.
'removed' becomes 'eard' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'strange' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before).
'eard'+'rum'='EARDRUM'

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(Other definitions for eardrum that I've seen before include "Listener partly" , "Auditory membrane" , "Tympanic membrane" , "One hears" , "Rude ram (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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