How much is known about the mysterious miniature? (4,6)
I believe the answer is:
very little
'how much is known about' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'mysterious miniature?' is the wordplay.
'mysterious' becomes 'very' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'miniature?' becomes 'little' (similar in meaning).
'very'+'little'='VERY LITTLE'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for very little that I've seen is " Not a lot".)