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Half-heartedly stagger round the bend (5)

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I believe the answer is:

elbow

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'the bend' is the definition.
(elbow is a kind of bend)

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(Other definitions for elbow that I've seen before include "Hinged joint" , "Major arm joint" , "Reject" , "Sort of grease" , "Barge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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