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Strictly correct about first solid geometrical shape (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prism

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'geometrical shape' is the definition.
'prism' can be an answer for 'shape' (prism is a kind of shape). I am unsure of the 'geometrical' bit.

'strictly correct about first solid' is the wordplay.
'strictly correct' becomes 'prim' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'strictly' bit.).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'first solid' becomes 's' (pst letter of 'solid').
'prim' going around 's' is 'PRISM'.

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(Other definitions for prism that I've seen before include "Female character in The Importance of Being Ernest -- optical device" , "Cut-glass object" , "Device that breaks light into colours of rainbow" , "Triangular shape of glass or quartz, breaks up a beam" , "Triangular piece of glass to deviate a beam" .)

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