Construction expert memorialised Scottish war hero (7)

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wallace

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'hero' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Scottish hero' mean 'wallace' so perhaps 'hero' could also mean 'wallace')

'construction expert' is the wordplay.
'construction' becomes 'wall' (wall is a kind of construction).
'expert' becomes 'ace' (ace can informally mean very good).
'wall'+'ace'='WALLACE'

'memorialised scottish war' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for wallace that I've seen before include "With twenty one across, Oscar-winning cartoon pair" , "Edgar ---, crime writer; an art Collection" , "Scottish insurgent" , "Alfred Russel ---, naturalist" , ".Robbie Burns poem 'Scots, wha hae wi' ...... bled'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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