Carved item bound for synagogue possibly includes symbol different from cross (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
totem pole
'includes symbol different from cross' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'carved item bound for synagogue' is the wordplay.
'carved item' becomes 'o' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'bound' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'for' becomes 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of').
'synagogue' becomes 'temple' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to'+'temple'='totemple'
'o' placed within 'totemple' is 'TOTEM-POLE'.
'possibly' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for totem pole that I've seen before include "Am. Indian symbolic erection" , "(Am. Ind.) ritual pillar" , "Brave staff perhaps" , "Focus of dance" , "cult object" .)