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Being decorative, is carefully drawn (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bead

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'being decorative is carefully drawn' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'is carefully drawn' is the wordplay.
'is' becomes 'be'.
'carefully drawn' becomes 'ad' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be'+'ad'='BEAD'

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(Other definitions for bead that I've seen before include "Round piece of glass, etc" , "Necklace piece; droplet" , "Drop of liquid on a surface" , "Necklace component" , "Part of a necklace" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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