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Old fool keeps label in shape (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

octagon

'shape' is the definition.
(octagon is a kind of shape)

'old fool keeps label' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation as in OT - Old Testament).
'fool' becomes 'con' (I've seen this in another clue).
'keeps' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are kept inside).
'label' becomes 'tag' (tag is a kind of label).
'con' going around 'tag' is 'ctagon'.
'o'+'ctagon'='OCTAGON'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for octagon that I've seen before include "Eight-sided figure" , "Eight-sided room" , "Shape of a square with the corners cut off" , "Figure of many sides" , "regular form" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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