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Bodily tissue at a murder looking dreadful (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dura mater

'bodily tissue' is the definition.
(type of membrane in the body)

'at a murder looking dreadful' is the wordplay.
'looking dreadful' is an anagram indicator.
'at'+'a'+'murder'='atamurder'
'atamurder' with letters rearranged gives 'DURA MATER'.

(Another definition for dura mater that I've seen is " membrane".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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