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External rendering round one square column (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pilaster

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This could be a double definition.

'external rendering round' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'one square column' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for pilaster that I've seen before include "Rectangular column projected from wall" , "Piles tar into a form of column" , "Rectangular column support projecting slightly from a wall" , "Square column" , "Decorative column standing out from the fa?ade of a building" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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