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Rescue electronic organ used in social event? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deliverance

'rescue' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'electronic organ used in social event?' is the wordplay.
'electronic' becomes 'e' (as in e-mail or e-books).
'organ' becomes 'liver' (liver is a kind of organ).
'used in' indicates putting letters inside.
'social event?' becomes 'dance' (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'liver'='eliver'
'eliver' going within 'dance' is 'DELIVERANCE'.

(Other definitions for deliverance that I've seen before include "Recovery from danger" , "Formal utterance" , "Salvation" , "Liberation, release" , "Formal pronouncement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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