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Polish king receives one Cubist (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubik

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'cubist' is the definition.
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'polish king receives one' is the wordplay.
'polish' becomes 'rub' (polish meaning rub to make shiny).
'king' becomes 'K' (chess abbreviation).
'receives' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are received).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'rub'+'k'='rubk'
'rubk' enclosing 'i' is 'RUBIK'.

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(Other definitions for rubik that I've seen before include "The cube man" , "Puzzle cube inventor" , "Inventor of a famous cube" .)

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