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Circle, or segment (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orbit

'circle' is the definition.
(orbiting is a kind of circling)

'or segment' is the wordplay.
'segment' becomes 'bit' (I've seen this before).
'or'+'bit'='ORBIT'

(Other definitions for orbit that I've seen before include "astronauts' course" , "Range of influence" , "Path through space" , "revolutionary course" , "Path of a planet or satellite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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