The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word THIGH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result THIGH
- What's visible if bottom of skirt’s lifted?
- In part of body, temperature raised
- Temperature raised as this is revealed?
- Body part up on sort of cross
- Bit of a chicken wanting time off
- Ham bone, of sorts, slightly decomposed
- Member's part in Parliament ultimately wasted?
- Model’s tall, showing bit of leg
- Time off to get some chicken leg?
- Model that’s drunk shows a bit of leg
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "piece of chicken" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case piece of chicken = thigh.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 THIGH mean?
THIGH noun- The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- That part of the leg of vertebrates (or sometimes other animals) which corresponds to the human thigh in position or function; the tibia of a horse, the tarsus of a bird; the third leg-section of an insect.