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Following an elliptical path around a celestial body (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orbiting

(Other definitions for orbiting that I've seen before include "Moving around a body in space" , "Travelling around" , "In a kind of revolution" , "Going round in circles" , "Going around in circles - is It boring?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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