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Form bad pathogen (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heptagon

'form' is the definition.
(heptagon is a kind of form)

'bad pathogen' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'pathogen' anagrammed gives 'HEPTAGON'.

(Other definitions for heptagon that I've seen before include "Seven-sided shape" , "A geometric figure with seven sides" , "Seven-sided object" , "Seven-sided figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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