Newly building up, stupidly cutting corners (14)
I believe the answer is:
reconstructing
'newly building up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'stupidly cutting corners' is the wordplay.
'stupidly' is an anagram indicator (a stupid ordering of the letters).
'cutting'+'corners'='cuttingcorners'
'cuttingcorners' with letters rearranged gives 'RECONSTRUCTING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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