I am a six-sided shape in geometry class, but in a witch's book of dark magic, I am a curse placed upon an enemy. What am I?
A hex
The word 'hex' functions both as a geometric prefix or shape reference (as in a hexagon, which has six sides) and as a noun meaning a magical spell or curse cast by a witch. Linking the math concept of six sides with the mystical curse leads directly to the solution.
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