Earth's orbit around the sun, e.g (7)

I believe the answer is:

ellipse

(Other definitions for ellipse that I've seen before include "Conic section" , "Inclined plane through a cone" , "Shape - sell pie (anag)" , "See pill (anag) - oval" , "Sell pie badly to get a geometrical figure" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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