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Ben on his broken tibia (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shinbone

'tibia' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'ben on his broken' is the wordplay.
'broken' is an anagram indicator.
'ben'+'on'+'his'='benonhis'
'benonhis' with letters rearranged gives 'SHINBONE'.

(Other definitions for shinbone that I've seen before include "The less formal tibia" , "It is also called the tibia" , "that supports member" , "bit of leg" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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