Cryptic crossword clue
What is hewed out and covered up? 11

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word WHITEWASHED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does WHITEWASHED mean?

WHITEWASHED verb
  1. To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
  2. To cover over errors or bad actions.
  3. To repay the financial debts of (another person).
  4. (late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
  5. In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
  6. To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation.
WHITEWASHED adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash.
  2. Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.
  3. Portrayed by a Caucasian actor but was scripted to be African, Asian, or of another race.
  4. Looking Caucasian, but is actually African, Asian, or of another race; Caucasianized.

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