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Street's shapes of moon (9)

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I believe the answer is:

crescents

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'street's shapes of moon' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'street's shapes' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'crescent' (crescent-shaped street).
'shapes' becomes 's' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'crescent'+'s'='CRESCENTS'

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(Other definitions for crescents that I've seen before include "Things shaped like the waxing moon" , "Parts of a circle, shapes of the moon at certain times" , "bent ways" .)

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