I made David look after single church, covered in confusion (12)
11D — I made David look after single church, covered in confusion (12) — MICHELANGELO
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Definition
Definition found: 'I made David' — The definition is the opening — a sculptor speaking of his most famous statue.The definition is the opening — a sculptor speaking of his most famous statue.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'covered in''covered in' tells you one short piece is buried inside another.
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Operation
'covered in' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'single church, confusion'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'look' → LO'look' is the old exclamation 'lo!' — and it sits 'after' the rest.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'single' → I'single' as in one — the Roman numeral.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'church,' → CH'church' has a stock two-letter abbreviation.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'confusion' → MELANGE'confusion' points at a French-derived word for a jumbled mixture.
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Assembly
LO + (MELANGE + ICH > M(ICH)ELANGE) = MICHELANGELO