Metal spike for fastening (4)

I believe the answer is:

nail

(Other definitions for nail that I've seen before include "What one has at one's fingertips" , "Growth on digit" , "SECOND PART OF 17" , "Metal pin, hit it on the head" , "Hammered pin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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