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Artist making idol in advance or newly modelled? (8,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

leonardo da vinci

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'artist making idol in advance or newly modelled?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'artist making idol in advance or newly modelled?' is the wordplay.
'idol in advance or' can be anagrammed to 'LEONARDO DA VINCI'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for leonardo da vinci that I've seen before include "famous Italian" , "He painted" , "Mona Lisa painter" , "Italian painter" , "artist ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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