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Shapes of twisted lager tins (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

triangles

'shapes' is the definition.
(triangle is a kind of shape)

'twisted lager tins' is the wordplay.
'twisted' indicates an anagram.
'lager'+'tins'='lagertins'
'lagertins' with letters rearranged gives 'TRIANGLES'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for triangles that I've seen before include "Three-sided polygons" , "Musical instruments" , "Three-sided shapes" , "Percussion instruments" , "Geometrical figures" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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