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Excessive
to
introduce
diamonds
into
construction
of
Bill
the
artist?
(10)
Excessive to introduce diamonds into construction of Bill the artist? (10)
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How the clue works
The artist here is the painter Botticelli. Take an anagram (signalled by 'construction') of 'Bill' to give BLLI, then introduce inside it OTT (Over The Top, for 'excessive') followed by ICE ('diamonds'), so B plus OTT plus ICE plus LLI builds up to BOTTICELLI.