I have no flesh, no marrow, and no organs, yet I share my title with a bony Halloween skeleton and possess the uncanny talent to slide into and open almost any locked door. What am I?
A skeleton key
A 'skeleton key' is a specially shaped key that opens many warded locks, punning on the word skeleton.
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