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Claimed part of body gets bitten by Welshman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alleged

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'claimed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'part of body gets bitten by welshman' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 'leg' (leg is a kind of part) and 'leg' is present in the answer.
'welshman' could be 'aled' (common Welsh name) and 'aled' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for alleged that I've seen before include "Made out" , "Doubtful; claimed" , "Declared without proof" , "Stated without proof" , "Accused, though without proof" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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