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Where's the sound coming from? Cat getting round a queen (6)

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I believe the answer is:

larynx

'where's the sound coming from?' is the definition.
(medical term for the voice box)

'cat getting round a queen' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'lynx' (lynx is a kind of cat).
'getting round' is an insertion indicator.
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
'a'+'r'='ar'
'lynx' going around 'ar' is 'LARYNX'.

(Other definitions for larynx that I've seen before include "The formal voice box" , "Where growls come from" , "box of cords?" , "Site of the vocal cords" , "part of pipe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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