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Noted shape of tent associated with bathing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belle

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'noted shape' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'tent associated with bathing' is the wordplay.
'tent' becomes 'bell tent' (bell tent is a kind of tent).
'associated with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bathing' becomes 'e' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bell'+'e'='BELLE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for belle that I've seen before include "Lovely girl" , "Beautiful female" , "-- Epoque, before the Great War" , "Attractive woman" , "Reigning beauty" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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