The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word METATARSI
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More clues leading to the result METATARSI
- I am at rest after breaking parts of the foot
- Walk-on parts at times difficult, actor extremely restricted
- Came across a sailor, oddly skin and bones
- Satisfied with old computer maker retaining small skeletal components
- Bones at times broken, including a radius
- Bones mates and tar cooked up close to Tahiti
- A sticky substance injected into misshapen items, bones
- Satisfied a sailor is twisting bones
- Came across one eating a sailor’s bones
- Bones broken, I am at rest
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "bones" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bones = metatarsi.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does METATARSI mean?
METATARSI noun- The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.