Donatello's carved captivating statuette (5)

I believe the answer is:

oscar

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'statuette' is the definition.
(the golden Oscar statuette)

'donatello's carved captivating' is the wordplay.
'OSCAR' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for oscar that I've seen before include "Librettist Hammerstein, d. 1960" , "Phonetic code for O" , "Mr Wilde - film award" , "Film acting award" , "US film award" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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