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Middle part of classic family film (4)

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skin

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'film' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'middle part of classic family' is the wordplay.
'middle part of classic' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'family' becomes 'kin' ('kin' can be a synonym of 'family').
's'+'kin'='SKIN'

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(Other definitions for skin that I've seen before include "Outer covering" , "Remove the outer layer" , "Protective body covering" , "Peel; drum head" , "Surface layer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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