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Knight and king found in beer joint (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ankle

'joint' is the definition.
(joint of the body)

'knight and king found in beer' is the wordplay.
'knight' becomes 'n' (chess abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'king' becomes 'K' (chess abbreviation).
'found in' is an insertion indicator.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'n'+'k'='nk'
'nk' inserted within 'ale' is 'ANKLE'.

(Other definitions for ankle that I've seen before include "Major joint in lower limb" , "Foot-leg connector" , "Lower leg joint" , "Major foot joint" , "Bone over foot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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