Column something written by Greek survivor? (8)
I believe the answer is:
pilaster
'column' is the definition.
(I know that pilaster is a type of column)
'something written by greek survivor?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'something' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pilaster that I've seen before include "Rectangular column support projecting slightly from a wall" , "Square column" , "Rectangular column projected from wall" , "Decorative column standing out from the fa?ade of a building" , "Piles tar into a form of column" .)