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Estate he's reconstructed for artistic types (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aesthetes

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'artistic types' is the definition.
'aesthetes' can be an answer for 'types' (I have seen 'arty types' mean 'aesthetes' so perhaps 'types' could also mean 'aesthetes'). I'm unsure of the 'artistic' bit.

'estate he's reconstructed' is the wordplay.
'reconstructed' is an anagram indicator.
'estate'+'hes'='estatehes'
'estatehes' is an anagram of 'AESTHETES'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for aesthetes that I've seen before include "They profess great sensitivity to art and beauty" , "arty types" , "They have great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature" , "lovers of Grace?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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