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Avoid 'en' shaped like a birthmark (7)

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I believe the answer is:

naevoid

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'like a birthmark' is the definition.
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'avoid en shaped' is the wordplay.
'shaped' indicates anagramming the letters.
'avoid'+'en'='avoiden'
'avoiden' is an anagram of 'NAEVOID'.

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