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Relates to a leg of chicken, for starter, out in the sticks (6)

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I believe the answer is:

crural

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'relates to a leg' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'chicken for starter out in the sticks' is the wordplay.
'for starter' indicates taking the first letters (I've seen 'for starters' mean this).
'out in the sticks' becomes 'rural' (I've seen this in another clue).
The initial letter of 'chicken' is 'c'.
'c'+'rural'='CRURAL'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for crural that I've seen before include "Relating to the leg or thigh" , "Description of member" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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