The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COCCYX
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result COCCYX
- Bony thing, angle on figure by the sound of it?
- 1 Bone from rooster – half a dozen, say
- Tail of County Cricket Club with two unknowns
- Major, possibly, with two hundred unknowns he sat on
- Tail end of the human column comprised of commanding officer leading two hundred ten around Yugoslavia, initially
- Bone from rooster one after five, reportedly
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The straight part
We know that "Bony thing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bony thing = coccyx.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does COCCYX mean?
COCCYX noun- The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.