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"I'm a frayed ___" (punch line of a classic joke)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knot

(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "Tie cord - lump in timber" , "A bowline or a reef" , "Unit of nautical speed" , "that's sometimes in wood" , "Tied fastening" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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