The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word HAUNCH
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More clues leading to the result HAUNCH
- Suspicion when casing a joint
- Husband scratching front of belly, buttock and thigh
- Gut feeling about a cut of meat
- Large joint – dines without letting bits of slimming lecture intervene?
- Leg and loin in hot pot without lid
- Feeling around a buttock and thigh
- Intuition about answer being rump
- Ate midday meal? Daughter left out piece of meat
- Feeling around a fleshy bit
- Intuitive feeling when eating a piece of venison?
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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 = haunch.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HAUNCH mean?
HAUNCH noun- The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
- The loin and leg of a quadruped, especially when used as food.
- A squat vertical support structure.
- A jerked underhand throw.
- To provide with a haunch or supporting structure.
- To throw with an underhand movement.