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Cry out in sorrow when displacing back joint (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knee

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'joint' is the definition.
(I know that knee is a type of joint)

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(Other definitions for knee that I've seen before include "Capped joint?" , "One bent in genuflection" , "It jerks reactively" , "Thigh/shin connector" , "Hinge between the thigh and the shin" .)

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