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1D Flank is replacing one for groin (5)

I have f?isk, frisk or flisk ?

Thanks.

The wordplay suggests flisk.
Lisk is in Chambers as a dialect word for groin, but I can’t find support for flisk in the same sense.

I am in the same position as you Krauton. No idea which option to choose. Could there be a misprint in the clue?

More discussion on this over at the Clue Clinic.
Consensus seems to be that the clue is faulty.

I am minded to submit my solution with FLISK at one down as it seems the more likely of the two alternatives. Presumably, it could not be marked "wrong" if the clue is faulty. Does anyone have today's Guardian? It may contain a correction if the clue is faulty.

I have accepted that the answer must be FLISK.

Any idea what could replace GROIN in a "correct" version?

I have emailed The Guardian to ask whether there is an error in the clue. If they respond, I will share it with you all.

No reply from The Guardian. I suspected that they would not reply before the closing day for entries.

The Guardian have now replied to my email. Apparently the setter was unavailable last week. They say that there was an error in the clue and they will accept entries containing FLISK.