Almost choose fool over artist (7)
I believe the answer is:
picasso
'artist' is the definition.
(Picasso is an example)
'almost choose fool over' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fool' could be 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person) and 'ass' is found in the answer.
'over' could be 'o' (cricket abbreviation) and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pic' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for picasso that I've seen before include "Pablo ,,,,,,,, great late Spanish artist" , "As cop is a Spanish painter" , "Spanish artist who emigrated to France, d. 1973" , "20th century painter" , "pioneer of Cubism" .)