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Inward exercise gets out of shape (6)

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I believe the answer is:

warped

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'out of shape' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'inward exercise gets' is the wordplay.
'inward' becomes 'ward' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'exercise' becomes 'pe' (Physical Education).
'gets' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ward' going around 'pe' is 'WARPED'.

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(Other definitions for warped that I've seen before include "Twisted like wood in sun" , "Bent out of shape by damp or heat" , "Twisted out of shape" , "Twisted like wood from heat" , "Perverse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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