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Site not without oxygen, a biological supplier of nutrients (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placenta

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'biological supplier of nutrients' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'site not without oxygen a' is the wordplay.
'site' becomes 'place' (synonyms).
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'oxygen' becomes 'O' (atomic symbol for oxygen).
'not' with 'o' removed is 'nt'.
'place'+'nt'+'a'='PLACENTA'

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(Other definitions for placenta that I've seen before include "Source of nourishment for embryo" , "21 that feeds the embryo" , "Plate can appear in organ in womb during pregnancy" , "temporary organ" , "baby food" .)

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