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As a stop sign can go a lot out of shape (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

octagonal

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'as a stop sign' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'can go a lot out of shape' is the wordplay.
'out of shape' is an anagram indicator.
'can'+'go'+'a'+'lot'='cangoalot'
'cangoalot' is an anagram of 'OCTAGONAL'.

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(Other definitions for octagonal that I've seen before include "Eight sided" , "In unusual shape" , "Eight-sided" , "With eight sides and angles" , "With many sides" .)

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