The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word LOINS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result LOINS
- Joints: cats need one to move back
- Look at entry to Sainsbury’s for lunchbox
- See seconds binding in some cuts
- Fruit producers’ pride slightly dented
- Queues reported in Birmingham for butcher’s most tender cuts
- Pride sees one relocating power in generation?
- See half inside part of body that should normally be covered!
- Lion's ground meat
- Hippy gatherings — not very English, showing genital area!
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The straight part
We know that "Fruit producers’" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fruit producers’ = loins.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 LOINS mean?
LOINS noun- The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
- The pubic region.