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North Korean entered beer joint (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ankle

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

'north korean entered beer' is the wordplay.
'north korean' becomes 'nk' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'entered' is an insertion indicator.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'nk' put into 'ale' is 'ANKLE'.

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(Other definitions for ankle that I've seen before include "Foot-leg connector" , "Human joint" , "Leg-joint" , "Major foot joint" , "Low joint" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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