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Artist's line on the ground? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lowry

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'artist's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'line on the ground?' is the wordplay.
'line' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the ground?' becomes 'low' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ry' after 'low' is 'LOWRY'.

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(Other definitions for lowry that I've seen before include "English painter noted for his stick people" , "He painted" , "Painter of industrial Lancashire" , "Painter noted for his matchstick figures" , "Painter of bleak scenes" .)

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