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Out of hospital, listen to chest (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ark

'chest' is the definition.
(historical term for a chest)

'out of hospital listen' is the wordplay.
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'hospital' becomes 'h'.
'listen' becomes 'hark' (harking is a kind of listening).
'hark' with 'h' taken out is 'ARK'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for ark that I've seen before include "Rescue vessel" , "Animal rescue transport" , "Noah's craft" , "old vessel" , "Sacred chest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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