23 across
3
taking
pulse
oddly
inspired?
(8)
3 taking pulse oddly inspired? (8)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is inspired?, a whimsical way of saying 'furnished with spires/steeples'. Here '3' cross-references 3 down (a horse, giving STEED), and the odd letters of 'pulse' (P, L, E) are inserted into STEE·D to make STEE+PLE+D = STEEPLED.