Minor muscular injury (6)

I believe the answer is:

strain

(Other definitions for strain that I've seen before include "Family; effort" , "Trace" , "Muscle injury - tension" , "Overwork - melody" , "Violent effort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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