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Emulating problems after university misplaced body part (8)

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ligament

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'body part' is the definition.
('ligament' is part of 'body')

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(Other definitions for ligament that I've seen before include "Band of tissue joining bones" , "it's the physical bond" , "What footballer may damage" , "Fibrous connective tissue" , "Tissue joining bones or cartilages" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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