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Spike mark over one’s stomach (5)

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I believe the answer is:

piton

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'spike' is the definition.
(piton is a kind of spike)

'mark over one's stomach' is the wordplay.
'mark' becomes 'pit' (synonyms).
'over one's stomach' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pit'+'on'='PITON'

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(Other definitions for piton that I've seen before include "Metal spike used in rock climbing" , "Peg driven into rock to aid climbing" , "something used when climbing" , "Climber's spike" , "something upwardly mobile type hammers home" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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