Similar in shape to a globe (8)

I believe the answer is:

spheroid

(Other definitions for spheroid that I've seen before include "Solid" , "Almost the shape of a ball" , "Round shape" , "Almost-perfect-ball shape" , "Kind of globe, not perfectly round" .)

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

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