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Description of space left audience flabbergasted (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

euclidean

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'description of space' is the definition.
'Euclidean' can be an answer for 'space' (Euclidean space is an example). I am not sure about the 'description of' bit.

'left audience flabbergasted' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'flabbergasted' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'l'+'audience'='laudience'
'laudience' with letters rearranged gives 'EUCLIDEAN'.

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(Other definitions for euclidean that I've seen before include "type of geometry" , "Of an ancient system of geometry" , "of ancient Greek" , "kind of geometry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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