The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 47: What’s in chest? Nothing, a pirate found, leaving useless treasure map on it

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A clue to STERNUM.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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1.Good idea but I can't find "found" as past participle/adj meaning "moulded" – only "founded" in OED etc.
2.This is nearly very good, but moulded = founded not found.
3.'found' can mean 'mould' but not 'moulded', and 'Nothing' = O is too indirect for a complex composite anagram.