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Possibly buries discoloured tissue (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bruise

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

'possibly buries' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'buries' anagrammed gives 'BRUISE'.

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(Other definitions for bruise that I've seen before include "Mark left by blow" , "Contusion" , "Injure underlying soft tissue or bone" , "Sign of injury" , "Skin injury" .)

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