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Blood cells' origin is one male interred in burial mound (4,6)

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I believe the answer is:

bone marrow

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'blood cells' origin is one male' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'interred in burial mound' is the wordplay.
'interred' becomes 'onem' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'burial mound' becomes 'barrow' (ancient burial mound).
'onem' put within 'barrow' is 'BONE MARROW'.

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(Other definitions for bone marrow that I've seen before include "Vital part of skeleton" , "Fatty network of connective tissue" , "Where blood cells are manufactured" , "Soft tissue" , "transplant tissue" .)

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