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Feeble swan cry shows it may be gaunt and bony (7)

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I believe the answer is:

scrawny

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'bony' is the definition.
(I know that bony can be written as scrawny)

'feeble swan cry shows it may be gaunt' is the wordplay.
'swan cry' anagrams to 'SCRAWNY'.
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(Other definitions for scrawny that I've seen before include "Thin -- underfed" , "Unhealthily thin" , "Skinny" , "Being underweight" , "Skin-and-bones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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