A new rota for distributing blood (5)

I believe the answer is:

aorta

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'distributing blood' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a new rota' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rota' anagrammed gives 'orta'.
'a'+'orta'='AORTA'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aorta that I've seen before include "claret supplier" , "Bloody channel" , "Major artery at left of heart" , "main arterial route" , "Major artery of the body" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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