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Artist; popular and with taste -- Mackintosh, for example (8)

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rainwear

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'example' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'artist popular and with taste mackintosh' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'taste mackintosh' becomes 'ear' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ra'+'in'+'w'+'ear'='RAINWEAR'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for rainwear that I've seen before include "Gear for wet weather" , "Waterproof clothes" , "Waterproof clothing" , "This should keep him dry" , "Coats" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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