An Etrog That Was Bitten on the Festival
Answer
Shalom u’vrachah
Strictly speaking, the etrog is kosher.
This is because even if a piece is missing, an etrog with something missing is kosher on the remaining days of the festival, except for the first day of the festival.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, siman 649, se’if 5
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