The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PANCREAS
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More clues leading to the result PANCREAS
- Can spare transplanted organ
- Annual growth margins excluded insulin supplier
- I’m in front of most of 3’s organ
- Piper cares to play an organ
- Organ with sort of pipes to entertain elite mostly
- Criticise about justification having removed working organ
- Criticise scare that’s whipped up in part of body
- Holy man avoids London area collecting electronic organ
- Organ groove is endless after pot
- Organ‘s terrible scare after backing racing certainty
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The straight part
We know that "organ" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case organ = pancreas.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PANCREAS mean?
PANCREAS noun- A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to help with food digestion. The fluid contains protease, carbohydrase and lipase, which breaks down larger molecules into smaller pieces. The pancreas also produces the hormones insulin and glucagon which regulate blood sugar. These hormones are released into the cardiovascular system.