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 Mirror, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, The Sun, The Telegraph, the USA Today and The Independent.

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