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Entertainers needing a rest sit out (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artistes

'entertainers' is the definition.
(artiste is a kind of entertainer)

'a rest sit out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'rest'+'sit'='restsit'
'restsit' with letters rearranged gives 'rtistes'.
'a'+'rtistes'='ARTISTES'

'needing' is the link.

(Other definitions for artistes that I've seen before include "Professional entertainers, singers or dancers" , "Public performers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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