Crossword Genius

Straightening leg Tin Man bust (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alignment

'straightening' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'leg tin man bust' is the wordplay.
'bust' indicates an anagram.
'leg'+'tin'+'man'='legtinman'
'legtinman' anagrammed gives 'ALIGNMENT'.

(Other definitions for alignment that I've seen before include "Order" , "course" , "Act of straightening" , "Tin mangle (anag)" , "Arrangement in a straight line" .)

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