Notional circle passing through both poles (8)

I believe the answer is:

meridian

(Other definitions for meridian that I've seen before include "station" , "Such as passes through Greenwich" , "Circle of longitude" , "Peak" , "Imaginary great circle on the earth passing through both poles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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