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Organ with upper note stuck (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clung

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'stuck' is the definition.
('cling' can be a synonym of 'stick')

'organ with upper note' is the wordplay.
'organ' becomes 'lung' (lung is a kind of organ).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'upper note' becomes 'c' (musical note. I am not sure about the 'upper' bit.).
'lung' after 'c' is 'CLUNG'.

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(Other definitions for clung that I've seen before include "Was emotionally close" , "Held on desperately" , "Held on tight" , "Held on tightly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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