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tenbob | 01:22 Wed 22nd Jul 2009 | Crosswords
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23A Breaking in with axe at the back, deface gnome made of stone (9). M?R?O?E?L

The answer is apparently MARMOREAL (made of marble). Can anyone please explain why? I can see DEFACE=MAR, but not much else.
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Mar + moral (a meaning of 'gnome') with 'e' (axe at the back) breaking in.
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Wow! Bathtub, that's amazing. I never knew GNOME= "pithy and sententious saying ... embodying some moral sentiment" - Chambers. Thanks.

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