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It's usually belted (5)

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waist

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(Other definitions for waist that I've seen before include "Narrow part of body" , "Ship's middle" , "Middle of trunk" , "Band may go round here" , "Part of the trunk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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