What your belt encircles (5)

I believe the answer is:

waist

(Other definitions for waist that I've seen before include "Part of the trunk" , "Band may go round here" , "part of frame" , "Middle part of a ship" , "Midriff" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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