Theatrical professional (7)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">theatrical professional</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for artiste that I've seen before include "Theatre performer" , "One entertaining" , "Person playing" , "Professional performer" , "A sitter for a performer" .)