Cryptic crossword clue
Note distortion in bones 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TIBIAS

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The straight part
We know that "bones" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bones = tibias.
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What does TIBIAS mean?

TIBIAS noun
  1. The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
  2. The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
  3. The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
  4. A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

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