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Look after exhibition of great appeal round Royal Academy (6)

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curate

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'look after' is the definition.
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'exhibition of great appeal round royal academy' is the wordplay.
'exhibition of great appeal' becomes 'cute' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'royal academy' becomes 'RA'.
'cute' going around 'ra' is 'CURATE'.

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(Other definitions for curate that I've seen before include "A truce (anag)" , "Parish priest's assistant" , "Church of England clergyman" , "assistant barman in Ireland" , "Junior church minister" .)

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