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All wrong like an avocado? (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pear-shaped

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'all wrong like an avocado?' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'avocado?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'avocado?' could be 'pear' (I've seen this before) and 'pear' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'shaped' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pear-shaped that I've seen before include "With hips very wide compared to the upper body" , "(Go) horribly wrong; like three Satie pieces" , "Bottom-heavy: (gone) wrong" , "Fat at one end and thin at the other - all wrong!" .)

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