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Do spare ones help keep you lean? (4)

Ross

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ribs

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(Other definitions for ribs that I've seen before include "Makes fun of - bones" , "Curved bones around the chest" , "Arched bones extending from the spine" , "Teases (informal)" , "cage" .)

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