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A great curved shape found in a stranded condition (7)

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I believe the answer is:

aground

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'in a stranded condition' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'a great curved shape' is the wordplay.
'great' becomes 'G' (abbreviation in place names).
'curved shape' becomes 'round' (round shape is a kind of shape. I am not sure about the 'curved' bit.).
'a'+'g'+'round'='AGROUND'

'found' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aground that I've seen before include "out of water" , "having hit rock bottom, perhaps" , "on the bed" , "Like a stranded ship" , "Beached" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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