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Sort of key found in a cupboard? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

skeleton

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This might be a double definition.

'sort of key' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a cupboard?' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'found in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for skeleton that I've seen before include "Internal framework" , "one doesn't want found in cupboard" , "Bony structure" , "Scheme reduced to its essential elements" , "Bodily frame" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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