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tenderloin

noun C2
  1. The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort. (US, countable, dated, slang, uncountable)

Plural tenderloins

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