Importance of statues English carted off (6)
I believe the answer is:
status
'importance' is the definition.
(status is a kind of importance)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for status that I've seen before include "legal position" , "One's standing in the community" , "Position in organisation or in society" , "Social rank" , "and 9: Existing state of affairs" .)