Bone-based (6)

I believe the answer is:

osteal

(Other definitions for osteal that I've seen before include "Bony" , "Relating to bone - so late (anag)" , "of bones" , "skeleton may be thus described" , "made of bone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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