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Efforts
made
to
have
tin
glaze
initially
added
to
artworks
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Efforts made to have tin glaze initially added to artworks (9)
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How the clue works
The definition is artworks. The wordplay starts with PAINS meaning "efforts made", and then TIN (the metal) plus G (the initial letter of "glaze") are inserted into it. Specifically, TING goes inside PAINS: PA-INTING-S, giving PAINTINGS.