Sheepshank, for example (4)

I believe the answer is:

knot

(Other definitions for knot that I've seen before include "one may find in wood" , "complex problem" , "Shore bird, tangle" , "Entangle" , "Nautical measure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and the Family Time.

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