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It may be taken in protest (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knee

(Other definitions for knee that I've seen before include "Lower limb joint" , "One has a cap" , "proposal might be made on one" , "Joint protected by the patella" , "This is capped by the patella" .)

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