— Degas, artist (5)

I believe the answer is:

edgar

(Other definitions for edgar that I've seen before include "Fellow" , "character in King Lear" , "- Allan Poe, US writer" , "- Wallace, Eng. thriller writer" , "10th-cent. English king" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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