The aorta, for instance (6)

I believe the answer is:

artery

(Other definitions for artery that I've seen before include "Blood-vessel" , "Vessel carrying blood from heart" , "vessel carrying vital supply" , "Blood vessel; important route" , "Major (blood) route" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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