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A large picture painted on a wall outside (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alfresco

'outside' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a large picture painted on a wall' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'l'.
'picture painted on a wall' becomes 'fresco' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'l'+'fresco'='ALFRESCO'

(Other definitions for alfresco that I've seen before include "Outside" , "Open-air" , "where it's cool" , "Out of doors" , "exposed to the fresh air" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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