Cryptic crossword clue
Learned about pipe lengths originally required on Snetzler’s earliest organs

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SPLEENS

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We know that "organs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case organs = spleens.
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What does SPLEENS mean?

SPLEENS noun
  1. In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
  2. (except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness.
  3. A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
  4. Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.
  5. A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment.

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