I didn't get a notification... but I should have checked.

 

(eBay glitches, I presume.)

 

 

Decorative tile and statuary reportedly ‘dread fastener’ (10)

sorry, telstra outage....

... and one more letter to outage gives the resulting reaction!

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Decorative tile and statuary reportedly ‘dread fastener’ (10)

 

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terracotta?

Yes.

 

 

Decorative tile and statuary reportedly ‘dread fastener’ (10)

 

DEFINITION

decorative tile and statuary = terracotta

WORDPLAY

reportedly [indicator:homophone] 

     ‘dread fastener’ = terror cotter (sounds like) terra cotta

 

 

quickie:

 

sounds like this tycoon is the keeper of a little sibling (7)

Onassis

over to you, nfs

Pale you lamented, or so I theorize.

(9 letters)