Elliptical path (5)
I believe the answer is:
orbit
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">elliptical path</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for orbit that I've seen before include "Travel around" , "Revolve round" , "Circular path of a planet" , "Sphere of activity" , "Planet's track" .)