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Keen for operation for joint (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knee

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'for joint' is the definition.
(knee joint is a kind of joint)

'keen for operation' is the wordplay.
'keen' anagrams to 'KNEE'.
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(Other definitions for knee that I've seen before include "for going on begging" , "one is bent on submission" , "proposal might be made on one" , "It jerks reactively" , "Wounded in Indian Wars action" .)

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