Is this bone the humerus? (5)

I believe the answer is:

funny

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'bone the humerus?' is the definition.
'funny' can be an answer for 'bone' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'the humerus?' bit.

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(Other definitions for funny that I've seen before include "Odd - amusing" , "Amusing or peculiar" , "Comical" , "Ha-ha or peculiar?" , "Droll -- suspicious" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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