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Disembowelled -- like a chicken? (7)

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gutless

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(Other definitions for gutless that I've seen before include "Lacking courage and determination" , "lacking a beer belly?" , "Lacking any backbone" , "Chicken-livered" , "racket like this is not much use" .)

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