Cryptic crossword clue
Out-of-shape group of patients receiving exercise classes 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WARPED

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The straight part
We know that "Out-of-shape" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case out-of-shape = warped.
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 WARPED mean?

WARPED verb
  1. To twist or become twisted, physically or mentally:
  2. (ropemaking) To run (yarn) off the reel into hauls to be tarred.
  3. To arrange (strands of thread, etc) so that they run lengthwise in weaving.
  4. To plot; to fabricate or weave (a plot or scheme).
  5. To change or fix (make fixed, for example by freezing).
  6. To move:
  7. (obsolete outside dialectal, of an animal) To bring forth (young) prematurely.
  8. To fertilize (low-lying land) by letting the tide, a river, or other water in upon it to deposit silt and alluvial matter.
  9. (very rare) To throw.
WARPED adjective
  1. Distorted by warping; twisted out of shape
  2. Of a person's mind, attitudes, etc, perverse, strange, aberrant or deviant.

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