Dead skin at the base of a nail (7)

I believe the answer is:

cuticle

(Other definitions for cuticle that I've seen before include "Dead skin at nail's base" , "Dead skin at the base of a fingernail" , "Dead skin on hand" , "Skin at foot of nail" , "finger has one" .)

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

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