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Bones seafarers found on island (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarsi

'bones' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'seafarers found on island' is the wordplay.
'seafarers' becomes 'tars' ('tar' can be a synonym of 'seafarer').
'found on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'tars'+'i'='TARSI'

(Other definitions for tarsi that I've seen before include "Ankle bones" , "parts of leg" , "Bones of the ankles and heels" , "Foot bones" , "collections of bones?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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