Books' backs (6)

I believe the answer is:

spines

(Other definitions for spines that I've seen before include "Quills; prickles" , "Thorns or backbones" , "Porcupine quills" , "Snipes at backbones" , "Sets of vertebrae" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Universal.

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