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Drew a likeness to drapery that's removed (9)

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I believe the answer is:

portrayed

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'drew a likeness' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'to drapery that's removed' is the wordplay.
'that's removed' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters must be move again or be re-moved).
'to'+'drapery'='todrapery'
'todrapery' with letters rearranged gives 'PORTRAYED'.

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(Other definitions for portrayed that I've seen before include "Described" , "delineated" , "Depicted in predatory way" , "Showed" , "Provided picture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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