The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EROS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result EROS
- London statue painful to put back
- Love this statue? Turning angry
- Cockney idol’s famous London statue
- Pagan god generating fear, lots regularly
- Queen spotted near unusually big statue in London
- This love rejected would leave you bitter
- Love god angry when rejected
- Raise very old statue
- God hurt back
- Winged statue thus about to be erected?
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The straight part
We know that "Winged statue" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case winged statue = eros.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.