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Bundle of tissue in giant elm tangled (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ligament

'bundle of tissue' is the definition.
(bundle of tissue in the body)

'giant elm tangled' is the wordplay.
'tangled' is an anagram indicator.
'giant'+'elm'='giantelm'
'giantelm' anagrammed gives 'LIGAMENT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ligament that I've seen before include "Tissue which joins bones" , "What may get torn" , "What footballer may damage" , "sheet of tissue" , "Fibrous connective tissue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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