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In fury, business group withdraws guard for lights, etc? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ribcage

'guard for lights etc?' is the definition.
(lights can mean animal lungs eaten as food)

'in fury business group withdraws' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'fury' becomes 'rage' (synonyms).
'business group' becomes 'CBI' (Confederation of British Industry).
'withdraws' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'cbi' in reverse letter order is 'ibc'.
'rage' placed around 'ibc' is 'RIBCAGE'.

(Other definitions for ribcage that I've seen before include "bone formation" , "Frame round the chest" , "Bones attached to the sternum" , "(Bones in) chest wall" , "protects one's heart" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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