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Bones from Wounded Knee? Lots (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skeleton

'bones' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'wounded knee? lots' is the wordplay.
'wounded' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'knee'+'lots'='kneelots'
'kneelots' with letters rearranged gives 'SKELETON'.

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for skeleton that I've seen before include "minimum crew" , "tiny staff" , "Bodily frame" , "emaciated type" , "might be hidden in the cupboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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