Using frame as a clipping path for photo - InDesign CS4

Hi, This sounds very simple but its just not happening.
I am trying to crop a jpg image by using the shape I created with the a combination of the rectangle frame tool and the ellipse tool. First I created a rectangle. Then I created a circle. Then I cut the corner from the rectangle with the Scissors. Then I moved the circle into place on the cut corner. Then I grouped the 2 objects together. The result is a rectangle with the top right corner curved.
I can fill it with a colour from the Swatches panel, and the colour conforms to the shape.
I really need to place a picture into the shape, so that the shape crops the picture.
The best I can do is fill the rectangle, it seems to disregard the circle.
Is there a magic solution to this? I'm helping a work mate change over from using Microsoft Publisher. Apparently Publisher can do this easily, so its really embarrassing that I can't get InDesign to do the same.
Thanks

You don't have one object. You have a group.
Use the pathfinder panel to turn it into one object and then place the photo.
But a better idea would be to just use the pen tool to draw it.
Bob

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