Pieties chum distributed may have a hidden meaning? (11)
I believe the answer is:
euphemistic
'a hidden meaning?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'pieties chum distributed' is the wordplay.
'distributed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'pieties'+'chum'='pietieschum'
'pietieschum' is an anagram of 'EUPHEMISTIC'.
'may have' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for euphemistic that I've seen before include "Using a milder term for something unpleasant" , "Using less embarrassing wording" , "Using milder words for unpleasant terms" , "Using a mild term for something stronger" , "Substituting for a harsher or blunter word" .)