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Father back into the shackle (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastern

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'the shackle' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'father back' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'back' becomes 'stern' (stern means the back of a boat).
'pa'+'stern'='PASTERN'

'into' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pastern that I've seen before include "Wrongly-defined part of horse" , "Word Johnson misdefined" , "part of Arab's leg" , "Fetter-bone of horse" , "Part of horse's foot" .)

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