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Organ necessary in rehearsal (3)

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ear

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'organ' is the definition.
(ear is a kind of organ)

'in rehearsal' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'EAR' is hidden in the letters of 'rehearsal'.

'necessary' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "one hears" , "Musical appreciation" , "Sensory organ" , "Shell-like; corn" , "Auditory organ" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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