Projection of gear wheel and gum (5)

I believe the answer is:

tooth

(Other definitions for tooth that I've seen before include "Projection of a gear wheel" , "Jag on the edge of a saw" , "In which the old are long" , "Gearwheel cog" , "Chopper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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