Well-bred sanctimonious boy’s surrounded by sin (9)
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I believe the answer is:
pedigreed
'well-bred' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sanctimonious boy's surrounded by sin' is the wordplay.
'sanctimonious' becomes 'pi' (old-fashioned term for pious).
'boy' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'surrounded by' is an insertion indicator.
'sin' becomes 'greed' (greed is a kind of sin).
'pi' going around 'ed' is 'pedi'.
'pedi'+'greed'='PEDIGREED'
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I've seen this clue in The Times.
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