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Element revolting artist added to a sauce (9)

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I believe the answer is:

carbonara

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'sauce' is the definition.
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'element revolting artist added to a' is the wordplay.
'element' becomes 'carbon' (carbon is a kind of element).
'revolting' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'added to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ra' in reverse letter order is 'ar'.
'carbon'+'ar'+'a'='CARBONARA'

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(Another definition for carbonara that I've seen is " Type of pasta sauce".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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