The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DONATELLO
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More clues leading to the result DONATELLO
- After present, left watch for sculptor
- Sculptor’s broken tool handle — that’s not hard
- Give pounds and see famous sculptor
- Italian sculptor to give to charity fifty pound ring
- A report supporting academic over arty bodyworker?
- Mafioso with a command to get old body-building Italian
- Academic with answer: inform old sculptor
- Give pair of lines love as an artist
- Give lines to old sculptor
- Sculptor on a broadcast in celebration
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The straight part
We know that "Italian sculptor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case italian sculptor = donatello.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.