Piteous asides about being fat (7,6)
I believe the answer is:
adipose tissue
'being fat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'piteous asides about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'piteous'+'asides'='piteousasides'
'piteousasides' is an anagram of 'ADIPOSE TISSUE'.
(Another definition for adipose tissue that I've seen is " Cells that store fat".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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