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Solid shape of Cheddar one chopped up (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decahedron

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'solid shape' is the definition.
'decahedron' can be an answer for 'shape' (decahedron is a kind of shape). I'm unsure of the 'solid' bit.

'cheddar one chopped up' is the wordplay.
'chopped up' is an anagram indicator.
'cheddar'+'one'='cheddarone'
'cheddarone' with letters rearranged gives 'DECAHEDRON'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for decahedron that I've seen before include "Ten-faced solid" , "Solid figure with ten plane faces" , "Ten-faced figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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