Connective tissue – mangle it badly (8)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31272, 16D

16D — Connective tissue – mangle it badly (8)LIGAMENT

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Connective tissue' — A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which two words read as a plain anatomical term?
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'badly'
  • Operation
    'badly' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'mangle it'
  • Assembly
    MANGLEIT = LIGAMENT

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