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Carbonaceous material out of lake includes unknown bone (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coxa

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'bone' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for coxa that I've seen before include "Bone" , "joint" , "hip" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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