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Sculptor uses this American clobber disguising minute on Queen (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alabaster

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'sculptor uses this american' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'clobber disguising minute on queen' is the wordplay.
'clobber' becomes 'baste' ('baste' can be a synonym of 'clobber').
'disguising minute' becomes 'ala' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'queen' becomes 'r' (r is abbreviation regina. e.g. in ER ).
'baste' put after 'ala' is 'alabaste'.
'alabaste'+'r'='ALABASTER'

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(Other definitions for alabaster that I've seen before include "that's smooth and white" , "White ornamental stone" , "statuary material?" , "Altar base (anagr.)" , "Altar base (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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