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Behold inspiration returned for us — what artist needs? (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

oil colour

'what artist needs?' is the definition.
(oil paint)

'behold inspiration returned for us' is the wordplay.
'behold' becomes 'lo' ('lo' is an archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'inspiration' becomes 'clio' (I've seen this before).
'returned' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'for us' becomes 'our' ('our' means belonging to us).
'lo'+'clio'='loclio'
'loclio' backwards is 'oilcol'.
'oilcol'+'our'='OIL-COLOUR'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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