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... not great shape (8)

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I believe the answer is:

tetragon

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'not great shape' is the definition.
'tetragon' can be an answer for 'shape' (tetragon is a kind of shape). I'm unsure of the 'not great' bit.

'not great shape' is the wordplay.
'shape' indicates an anagram.
'not'+'great'='notgreat'
'notgreat' is an anagram of 'TETRAGON'.

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(Other definitions for tetragon that I've seen before include "Four-sided plane figure" , "Shape" , "Plane figure with four angles and sides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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