Corking line about conversion of pope (10)
I believe the answer is:
stoppering
'corking' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are present participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'line about conversion of pope' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'string' (string line is a kind of line).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'conversion of' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'conversion' mean this).
'pope' anagrammed gives 'oppe'.
'string' going around 'oppe' is 'STOPPERING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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