Cartilage when in meat (7)

I believe the answer is:

gristle

(Other definitions for gristle that I've seen before include "It's hard to eat" , "Tough flexible tissue" , "Inedible cartilage" , "Cartilage in meat" , "Chewy cartilage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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