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Doctrine about Caesar, oddly not shown in sculptor's work (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

bas relief

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'sculptor's work' is the definition.
'bas relief' can be an answer for 'work' (I have seen 'work of art' mean 'bas relief' so perhaps 'work' could also mean 'bas relief'). I am not sure about the 'sculptor's' bit.

'doctrine about caesar oddly not shown' is the wordplay.
'doctrine' becomes 'belief' (belief is a kind of doctrine).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'oddly not shown' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions removed).
The alternate letters of 'caesar' are 'asr'.
'belief' placed around 'asr' is 'BAS-RELIEF'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bas relief that I've seen before include "work of art" , "Sculpture" , "less outstanding work" , "Moore may have produced this" , "projected figure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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