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Artist drawing horse behind farm animal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hogarth

'artist' is the definition.
(William Hogarth, 1697-1764)

'drawing horse behind farm animal' is the wordplay.
'drawing' becomes 'art' (I've seen this before).
'horse' becomes 'h' (synonyms).
'behind' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'farm animal' becomes 'hog' (pig).
'art'+'h'='arth'
'arth' put after 'hog' is 'HOGARTH'.

(Other definitions for hogarth that I've seen before include "William --, English painter and cartoonist" , "Satirical 18th century painter" , "English painter and satirist, d. 1764" , "He painted" , "A Rake's Progress artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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