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Possibly bad sign in the belly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abdomen

'belly' is the definition.
('abdomen' can be a synonym of 'belly')

'possibly bad sign' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sign' becomes 'omen' (omen is a kind of sign).
'bad' anagrammed gives 'abd'.
'abd'+'omen'='ABDOMEN'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abdomen that I've seen before include "Bodily region" , "Part of body containing the stomach" , "Central part of the body" , "Midriff" , "Where one digests" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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