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Earth, good and spherical (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ground

'earth' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'good and spherical' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'spherical' becomes 'round' (similar in meaning).
'g'+'round'='GROUND'

(Other definitions for ground that I've seen before include "Earth; stadium" , "Pulverised; earth" , "Solid part of the earth's surface" , "what coffee might be" , "Base; reason" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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