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Strips bones, eating most of another (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ribbons

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'strips' is the definition.
(ribbon is a kind of strip)

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(Other definitions for ribbons that I've seen before include "Narrow strips of material, for hair say" , "Long strips, for the hair perhaps" , "Long narrow strips of material" , "Narrow strips of fine material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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