A fibula's larger partner (5)

I believe the answer is:

tibia

(Other definitions for tibia that I've seen before include "Part of leg of" , "Bone of the lower leg" , "Shin bone" , "part of skeleton" , "The large shinbone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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