Part of the spine (4)

I believe the answer is:

disc

(Other definitions for disc that I've seen before include "Back part" , "Old record" , "Gramophone record" , "'Round, flat shape (4)'" , "Spine cartilage layer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and The New York Times.

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