Elevated Old Masters finally -- including me? (5)
I believe the answer is:
degas
'finally including me?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'elevated old masters' is the wordplay.
'elevated' says the letters should be written in reverse (down clues only).
'old' becomes 'aged' (similar in meaning).
'masters' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'aged' backwards is 'dega'.
'dega'+'s'='DEGAS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for degas that I've seen before include "He produced works of art" , "Edgar ---, ballet-dancer painter" , "Edgar -, French impressionist" , "Edgar --, French painter and sculptor" , "French impressionist painter, d. 1917" .)