The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FIBULA
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FIBULA
- Flu jab initially gone wrong, with first of injections in part of wrong limb!
- Part of skeleton is fit, but lab reaching no conclusions
- Bon e to lie next to another that is nameless
- Clasp one’s leg-bone
- Seen with this bone broken? That could be unfeasible
- Lie at first under limp ankle bone
- Story to emulate is essentially below the knee
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What does FIBULA mean?
FIBULA noun- An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
- The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg, the calf bone.