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Tablet to be swallowed in advance, round or oval (8)

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elliptic

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(Other definitions for elliptic that I've seen before include "Cite pill as being oval-shaped" , "it's not quite round" , "Of a conical section" , "circular? Not quite" , "Rounded like an egg" .)

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