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Distribute aid around half of El Salvador among picture-makers (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dali

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'salvador among picture-makers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'distribute aid around half of el' is the wordplay.
'distribute' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'half of' means to take half the letters.
'aid' with letters rearranged gives 'dai'.
'el' cut in half is 'l'.
'dai' enclosing 'l' is 'DALI'.

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(Other definitions for dali that I've seen before include "Tree" , "Salvador -, twentieth century artist" , "Controversial painter" , "Salvador --, twentieth century Spanish surrealist painter" , "Surrealist Spanish painter, d. 1989" .)

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