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Ship-shape joints (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hips

'joints' is the definition.
(hip is a kind of joint)

'ship-shape' is the wordplay.
'shape' is an anagram indicator.
'ship' is an anagram of 'HIPS'.

(Other definitions for hips that I've seen before include "Cheers" , "Haunches" , "Fruit of a rose plant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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