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Opening in material of reef relating to body (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corporeal

'relating to body' is the definition.
(corporeal means relating to someone's body)

'opening in material of reef' is the wordplay.
'opening' becomes 'pore' (pore is a kind of opening).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'material of reef' becomes 'coral' (material of a coral reef).
'pore' going into 'coral' is 'CORPOREAL'.

(Other definitions for corporeal that I've seen before include "pink material" , "physical" , "of flesh" , "not spiritual" , "Bodily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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