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Ultraviolet leak inside eye segment (4)

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I believe the answer is:

uvea

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(Other definitions for uvea that I've seen before include "part of eye be seen" , "Part of the eyeball which houses the iris" , "bit of mince pie!" , "Pigmented part of eye" , "The pigmented layer of the eye" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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