Winged statue thus about to be erected? (4)
I believe the answer is:
eros
'winged statue' is the definition.
(Eros was the Greek god of love)
'thus about to be erected?' is the wordplay.
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'about to' becomes 're' (I've seen this in other clues).
'be erected?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'erected' mean this).
'so'+'re'='sore'
'sore' written backwards gives 'EROS'.
(Other definitions for eros that I've seen before include "Circus boy" , "Piccadilly 14 ac statue" , "One worshipped" , "Goddess" , "Winged archer" .)