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Answer for the clue "Intestines' locale ", 6 letters:
midgut

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Midgut \Mid"gut`\, n. [Mid, a. + gut.] (Anat.) The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large intestine.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The midgut is the portion of the embryo from which most of the intestines develop. After it bends around the superior mesenteric artery , it is called the "midgut loop". It comprises the portion of the alimentary canal from the end of the foregut at the ...