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Deserter of an art form (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rat

'deserter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'an art form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates an anagram.
'art' is an anagram of 'RAT'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rat that I've seen before include "Grass" , "Abandon" , "Tell-tale" , "Sewer rodent" , "that gets out of stricken vessel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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