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Threw the lid off the organ (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lung

'organ' is the definition.
(I know that Lung is a type of organ)

'threw the lid off' is the wordplay.
'threw' becomes 'slung' (I've seen this in another clue).
'the lid off' means to remove the first letter (in a down clue, lid can mean the top letter).
'slung' with its first letter taken off is 'LUNG'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lung that I've seen before include "Breathing apparatus" , "Respiratory organ" , "One of a pair of organs in the ribcage" , "breather" , "Organ used for breathing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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