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Oh dear, cat wrecked geometrical shapes! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

octahedra

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'geometrical shapes' is the definition.
'octahedra' can be an answer for 'shapes' (octahedron is a kind of shape). I am not sure about the 'geometrical' bit.

'oh dear cat wrecked' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' is an anagram indicator.
'oh'+'dear'+'cat'='ohdearcat'
'ohdearcat' is an anagram of 'OCTAHEDRA'.

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(Other definitions for octahedra that I've seen before include "things with many faces" , "Eight-sided figures" , "solid objects" , "shapes" , "solids" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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