Short leg struck mid-off! (9)

I believe the answer is:

drumstick

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'short leg' is the definition.
'drumstick' can be an answer for 'leg' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'short' bit.

'struck mid-off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'struck'+'mid'='struckmid'
'struckmid' with letters rearranged gives 'DRUMSTICK'.

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(Other definitions for drumstick that I've seen before include "Tibia of dressed fowl" , "Chicken leg (for a percussionist?)" , "a bit of leg?" , "sometimes used in a roll" , "piece of chicken?" .)

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