Sculptor whose central studies were in wrought iron? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rodin
'sculptor' is the definition.
(Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor)
'were in wrought iron?' is the wordplay.
'were' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'wrought' indicates anagramming the letters (wrought means beaten or shaped into form).
'iron' anagrammed gives 'roin'.
'd' going inside 'roin' is 'RODIN'.
'whose central studies' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rodin that I've seen before include "Famous sculptor" , "Great French sculptor of 'The Thinker' etc" , "Kiss I'm famous for" , "French sculptor of The Kiss, d. 1917" , "French form master" .)