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Circumnavigate round figure in a plane (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

circle

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This clue might be a double definition.

'circumnavigate' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'round figure in a plane' is the second definition.
'circle' can be an answer for 'round' (synonyms). I am not sure about the 'figure in a plane' bit.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for circle that I've seen before include "Move around (something)" , "Curved closed line" , "Cycle - enclosure" , "London Underground line represented in yellow" , "Theatre seating tier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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