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Figure cup result is unusual (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sculpture

'figure' is the definition.
(sculpture is a kind of figure)

'cup result is unusual' is the wordplay.
'is unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'cup'+'result'='cupresult'
'cupresult' anagrammed gives 'SCULPTURE'.

(Other definitions for sculpture that I've seen before include "3-D art form" , "Art in three dimensions" , "Artwork produced by carving, moulding etc" , "Carving art" , "3-D representation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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