Crossword Genius

Almost draw mine on lectern (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pulpit

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'lectern' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'almost draw mine on' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'draw' becomes 'pull' (pulling is a kind of drawing).
'mine on' becomes 'pit' (down the pit. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'pull' with its last letter taken off is 'pul'.
'pul'+'pit'='PULPIT'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for pulpit that I've seen before include "From which to preach sermons" , "Preacher's rostrum" , "Platform from which a sermon is delivered" , "Church lectern" , "Structure for a sermon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.