The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANKLE
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More clues leading to the result ANKLE
- A new venison supplier served up joint
- Heel’s neighbour caused anger after undressing
- Joint from an ungulate served up
- Joint leader of radicals in anger dismissed
- Joint an ungulate turned
- Joint of deer not available, needing replacing
- Joint article on rearing animals
- Annoyed jacket is taken off in joint
- Removing right cause anger in joint
- Bug taking out first joint
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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 = ankle.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 ANKLE mean?
ANKLE noun- The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- To walk.
- To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.