Cryptic crossword clue
Egg-shaped/round container, close to stove 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OVATE

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The straight part
We know that "Egg-shaped" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case egg-shaped = ovate.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OVATE mean?

OVATE adjective
  1. Shaped like an egg.
  2. (of leaves) With the broadest extremity near the base.
OVATE noun
  1. An Irish bard.
  2. A member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
  3. A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

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