The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SKELETAL
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More clues leading to the result SKELETAL
- Bony eel takes cooking
- Last leek cooked, with no meat on bones
- Keats, not initially well, turned very thin
- Seek tall eccentric, very thin
- What might delay black grouse breeding, returning wasted
- Steal elk for butchering, being thus?
- Bony, itinerant elks departed northwards
- Only half of sketch left? Talent is wasted
- Former European currency about to get wasted
- Drawn theatrical act out after late tackle’s deployed
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The straight part
We know that "with no meat on bones" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with no meat on bones = skeletal.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 SKELETAL mean?
SKELETAL adjective- Of, or relating to the skeleton
- Haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt