Revived figure idly cut a plan that's incomplete (7)
I believe the answer is:
lazarus
'revived figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lazarus that I've seen before include "Beggar in parable" , "Biblical beggar ? resurrected man" , "Dives and -- (NT)" , "The man Jesus raised from the dead" , "Poor man" .)