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Sort of cross having wasted chicken portion? (5)

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thigh

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'portion?' is the definition.
(thigh is a kind of portion)

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(Other definitions for thigh that I've seen before include "Part of member" , "Joint of meat" , "Femoral leg part" , "Ham" , "Upper joint of the leg" .)

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