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Intestine looped around bend (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elbow

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'bend' is the definition.
(I know that elbow is a type of bend)

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(Other definitions for elbow that I've seen before include "given to one about to leave" , "Barge" , "Dismissal?" , "Hinged joint" , "Reject" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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