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Get into bad shape (7)

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distort

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'shape' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for distort that I've seen before include "turn crooked" , "Twist out of shape" , "Deform" , "bend" , "Misrepresent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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