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Example of revolutionary artist with a revolutionary print (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

archetype

'example' is the definition.
(archetype is a kind of example)

'revolutionary artist with a revolutionary print' is the wordplay.
'revolutionary' is a reversal indicator.
'artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a revolutionary' becomes 'che' (Che Guevara the Marxist revolutionary**).
'print' becomes 'type' (both can mean printed text).
'ra' backwards is 'ar'.
'ar'+'che'+'type'='ARCHETYPE'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for archetype that I've seen before include "Model - perfect specimen" , "Very characteristic example" , "Perfect example" , "Very typical example" , "exemplary item)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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