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Bone from three in the reckoning? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sternum

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'bone' is the definition.
(the breastbone)

'three in the reckoning?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'three' could be 'ter' (see Chambers) and 'ter' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sternum that I've seen before include "front of breast" , "Human bone -- ten rums (anag)" , "Chest bone" , "Munster (anag.)" , "somewhere in chest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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