Admired decoration in this clue on prize-winner (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
victoria cross
'admired decoration' is the definition.
'Victoria Cross' can be an answer for 'decoration' (Victoria Cross is an example). I'm not sure about the 'admired' bit.
'this clue on prize-winner' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'winner' could be 'victor' (synonyms) and 'victor' is present in the answer.
'this clue' could be 'across' (I've seen this before) and 'across' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for victoria cross that I've seen before include "epitome of bravery" , "Highest British military decoration for gallantry" , "award" , "Military medal" , "VC in full" .)