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The necessary part of the orchestra (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brass

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'the orchestra' is the definition.
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'the necessary part' is the wordplay.
'the necessary' becomes 'br' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'part' becomes 'ass' (ass is a kind of part).
'br'+'ass'='BRASS'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for brass that I've seen before include "An alloy; part of orchestra" , "Alloy; money" , "memorial in church" , "Front" , "Yellowish alloy" .)

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