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Thinly slice second piece of offal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sliver

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'thinly slice' is the definition.
'sliver' can be an answer for 'slice' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'thinly' bit.

'second piece of offal' is the wordplay.
'second piece of' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'offal' becomes 'liver'.
's'+'liver'='SLIVER'

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(Other definitions for sliver that I've seen before include "Small thin sharp piece" , "Small sharp fragment" , "Tiny bit" , "Tiny slice, splinter" , "Narrow sharp fragment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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