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Tackle missing note in organ (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ear

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'organ' is the definition.
(the ear is an organ)

'tackle missing note' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'note' could be 'e' (musical note) and 'e' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ar' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "Lug (colloq.)" , "Spike of, eg, corn" , "'Give every man thine ..., but few thy voice'/Hamlet" , "Seed-bearing spike" , "Attention; an organ" .)

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