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Take detailed instruction to create a memorial (6).

^^^ bump ^^^

No can see, Malone!

Stumped but will work on it ... and this'll act as a bump.

Don't suppose it's something like statute/statue?

Rusty - two minds with the same (empty?) thought! :)

Stevea, Rusty, thanks for trying. The answer involves a 'take' that was new to me (when it appeared in last week's Spectator puzzle'. The 'detailed' might be a bit iffy, but I think I've seen instances of it before.

Is the first letter R ?

It is, Cerasus.

How many hints am I allowed ?
Is 'detailed' referring to losing the last letter of .....?

Record ?

Yes, Cerasus - you've broken the Record!

Rec = take, it's in Chambers. I mentioned this being in a Spectator puzzle, but remembered later that it was actually a Sunday Telegraph EV. The 'detailed' = chopping the end off usually means removing the last letter, but I've seen it being used to take off more than one. It caused a little bit of debate on a crossword site, similar to a debate about 'endless' meaning either the very end of a word, or the start and beginning of a word (ie both ends).

Hope this wasn't a pest of a clue!