Revered, as the person the statue represents is (2,1,8)
I believe the answer is:
on a pedestal
'revered' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'the person the statue represents is' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'person' could be 'ape' (ape is a kind of person) and 'ape' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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