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Some unfortunate Ethiopian’s dentures, perhaps (5)

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I believe the answer is:

teeth

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'some unfortunate ethiopian's dentures perhaps' is the definition.
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'some unfortunate ethiopian's dentures' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'TEETH' can be found hidden inside 'unfortunate ethiopians dentures'.

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(Other definitions for teeth that I've seen before include "Feature of an effective bill" , "Effective powers" , "Canines, molars, etc" , "Eg, canines, incisors" , "enforcement mechanisms" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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