Bony framework (8)
I believe the answer is:
skeleton
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">bony framework</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for skeleton that I've seen before include "Bony frame" , "gaunt person" , "Internal framework" , "Possibly key" , "Type of key" .)