Cryptic crossword clue
Bad luck breaking most of knee joint 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word KNUCKLE

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The straight part
We know that "joint" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case joint = knuckle.
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What does KNUCKLE mean?

KNUCKLE noun
  1. Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
  2. (by extension) A mechanical joint.
  3. A cut of meat.
  4. The curved part of the cushion at the entrance to the pockets on a cue sports table.
  5. The kneejoint of a quadruped, especially of a calf; formerly used of the kneejoint of a human being.
  6. The joint of a plant.
  7. A convex portion of a vessel's figure where a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.
  8. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a blow, and to disfigure the person struck; a knuckle duster.
  9. The rounded point where a flat changes to a slope on a piste.
KNUCKLE verb
  1. To apply pressure, or rub or massage with one's knuckles.
  2. To bend the fingers.
  3. To touch one's forehead as a mark of respect.
  4. To yield.

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