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Reportedly recognises organ (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nose

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

'reportedly recognises' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'recognises' becomes 'knows' (know can mean to recognise someone).
'knows' is a homophone of 'NOSE'.

(Other definitions for nose that I've seen before include "Pry" , "Olafactory organ" , "scent" , "See 7" , "Faculty for detecting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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