Crossword Genius

One biting into others partly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tooth

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'one' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'biting into others partly' is the wordplay.
'partly' indicates a hidden word (part of the clue is used).
'TOOTH' is hidden within 'biting into others'.

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(Other definitions for tooth that I've seen before include "Taste" , "Biter" , "for drilling and extraction" , "Fang; cog" , "Canine, for example" .)

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