Like Humpty Dumpty (5)

I believe the answer is:
ovate
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">like humpty dumpty</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ovate that I've seen before include "applaud enthusiastically?" , "Egg-shaped - eisteddfodic graduate" , "Egg-shaped; Welsh bard" , "Like Humpty Dumpty" , "philosopher" .)