Get a sheet of cardboard and a utility knife, then spend a little time cutting and trimming it down to where it fits nicely in the hole/filter tray (when the thing isn't running), then go shopping. On a guess, you may need an 18x24. Note that filter sizes in a store are "nominal", not actual size - that's a bit smaller.
Plan B: get an HVAC tech in there, a 'jump on Fall/heating season prep, and let him get it right.
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