Framework of bones (8)
I believe the answer is:
skeleton
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">framework of bones</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skeleton that I've seen before include "minimum crew" , "Framework of bones" , "Internal framework" , "Frame - secret scandal" , "Basic frame" .)