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Fit metal tip that's shaped (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

petit mal

'fit' is the definition.
(petit mal is a kind of fit)

'metal tip that's shaped' is the wordplay.
'that's shaped' indicates an anagram.
'metal'+'tip'='metaltip'
'metaltip' with letters rearranged gives 'PETIT MAL'.

(Other definitions for petit mal that I've seen before include "Mild attack of epilepsy (French)" , "Mild epilepsy - metal tip (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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