I may be seen (though maybe that's not the right word) in a piece of art.
Remove my first, and I become a cheery greeting.
Remove my last, I may go to prison or an office computer.
Remove my middle, I'm in the office at the top.
What am I?
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asked Sep 27, 2019 at 11:23
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1$\begingroup$ Inspired by this puzzle although the solution is different. $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorSep 27, 2019 at 11:23
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$\begingroup$ Is it possible that you have first and last reversed? $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Sep 27, 2019 at 12:06
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$\begingroup$ @Gareth Erm. Damn. Yes. Sorry for the muckup :-( $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorSep 27, 2019 at 12:21
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$\begingroup$ No apology needed; to err is human. $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Sep 27, 2019 at 13:21
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Perhaps you are
a CELLO.
I may be seen (though maybe that's not the right word) in a piece of art.
In, say, a symphony, but hearing is more the point than seeing.
Remove my first, and I become a cheery greeting.
'Ello!
Remove my last, I may go to prison or an office computer.
A prison cell, or a cell in a spreadsheet.
Remove my middle, I'm in the office at the top.
Then you're the CEO. (Though the LL isn't exactly in the middle...)
[EDITED to add:] The question originally had an error in it; since it's been fixed I've removed the bits of the answer relating to that.
answered Sep 27, 2019 at 12:13
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$\begingroup$ My apologies for the ninja-ing, then! $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Sep 27, 2019 at 12:20
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$\begingroup$ @GarethMcCaughan Ninjas are allowed here. $\endgroup$– hexominoSep 27, 2019 at 12:23
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$\begingroup$ [I deleted a couple of comments that don't make sense now that the OP has been fixed.] $\endgroup$– Gareth McCaughan ♦Sep 27, 2019 at 13:23