### Clue: Hard man swallows bone I discarded (6)
### Answer: MARBLE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Hard
 MALE(a man) **containing**(swallows) "rib"(a bone) **minus**(discarded) "i".
Answer: Description for something hard, or cold, or unresponsive, like, well, marble, but not made of it. Can anyone please give an example of this usage? A marble character?