Main artery (5)

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aorta

'main artery' is the definition.
(largest artery)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for aorta that I've seen before include "This carries blood from the heart" , "Bloody channel" , "Main artery of body" , "A rota (anag)" , "Great artery in body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, the USA Today, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Independent, The Times, the LA Times, The Telegraph and The Sun.

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