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Speech about granny oddly is generating concern (12)

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organisation

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'concern' is the definition.
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'speech about granny oddly is' is the wordplay.
'speech' becomes 'oration' (oration is a kind of speech).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
The alternating letters of 'granny' are 'gan'.
'gan'+'is'='ganis'
'oration' placed around 'ganis' is 'ORGANISATION'.

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(Other definitions for organisation that I've seen before include "Systematic approach to tasks" , "Running" , "System" , "concern" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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