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Fortified wine produced by one artist (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madeira

'fortified wine' is the definition.
(Madeira is an example)

'produced by one artist' is the wordplay.
'produced' becomes 'made' ('make' can be a synonym of 'produce'**).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'made'+'i'+'ra'='MADEIRA'

(Other definitions for madeira that I've seen before include "Fortified Portuguese wine" , "Dessert wine from a Portuguese Atlantic island" , "Fortified white wine from island off NW Africa" , "Sponge-cake" , "cake producer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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