Selection at the butcher's Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
2. a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SELECTION (noun)
1. the person or thing chosen or selected
2. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
BUTCHER (noun)
1. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
2. a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
BUTCHER (verb)
1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption

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