Offered to conceal desire artist represented in parapet edging (10)
I believe the answer is:
balustrade
'represented in parapet edging' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'offered to conceal desire artist' is the wordplay.
'offered' becomes 'bade' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to conceal' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'desire' becomes 'lust' (lust is a kind of desire).
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'lust'+'ra'='lustra'
'bade' going around 'lustra' is 'BALUSTRADE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for balustrade that I've seen before include "Form of railing" , "Railing at the side of a balcony" , "Row of pillars under rail" , "Handrail" , "Parapet" .)