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Alas I’m no fancy oil painting (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mona lisa

'oil painting' is the definition.
(painting by Leonardo da Vinci)

'alas i'm no fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' is an anagram indicator.
'alas'+'im'+'no'='alasimno'
'alasimno' with letters rearranged gives 'MONA LISA'.

(Other definitions for mona lisa that I've seen before include "Mysterious-smile Louvre portrait" , "depicted, in the Louvre" , "Da Vinci painting" , "Famous painting of enigmatic woman by daVinci" , "Louvre painting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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