Wood for cremation almost in centre of mausoleum (7)
I believe the answer is:
pyramid
'mausoleum' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wood for cremation almost in centre' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' could be 'amid' and 'amid' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pyramid that I've seen before include "Egyptian landmark" , "Massive Egyptian memorial" , "Object with polygonal base and triangular sides meeting at point" , "Giza monument" , "A 3D shape" .)