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Neat joints in fashion

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shipshape

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'neat' is the definition.
('shipshape' can be a synonym of 'neat')

'joints in fashion' is the wordplay.
'joints' becomes 'hips' (hip is a kind of joint).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'fashion' becomes 'shape' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hips' going into 'shape' is 'SHIPSHAPE'.

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(Other definitions for shipshape that I've seen before include "In good order, like well-dressed sailor?" , "Neat and tidy" , "Hash pipes may be in good order - like sailor?" , "Neat and trim" , "fashionable in Bristol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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