Flattened at the extremes, as Earth (6)

I believe the answer is:

oblate

(Other definitions for oblate that I've seen before include "One dedicated to monastic life" , "a religious person" , "Of spheroid, flattened at the ends" , "Of spheroid, flattened at the poles" , "monastic dedicatee" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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