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One upset solid base put on a pedestal (7)

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I believe the answer is:

idolise

'put on a pedestal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one upset solid base' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'base' becomes 'e' (Euler's number - base of natural logarithms).
'solid' with letters rearranged gives 'dolis'.
'i'+'dolis'+'e'='IDOLISE'

(Other definitions for idolise that I've seen before include "Love too much" , "Worship extravagantly" , "Worship to extremes" , "Pay inordinate attention to" , "Make into a figure of worship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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