Paired blocks I see, record price for a British sculptor (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
barbara hepworth
'paired blocks i see record price' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'a british sculptor' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'british' could be 'br' (abbreviation for British) and 'br' is found in the leftover letters.
'sculptor' could be 'hepworth' (I have seen 'Modernist sculptor' mean 'hepworth' so perhaps 'sculptor' could also mean 'hepworth') and 'hepworth' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'bara' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?