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Member is fine, if not lamenting work endlessly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

foreleg

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'member' is the definition.
(I know that foreleg is a type of limb)

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(Another definition for foreleg that I've seen is " Quadruped's front limb".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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