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Frank pictures from the East in spectators' range (8)

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I believe the answer is:

straight

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'frank' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pictures from the east in spectators' range' is the wordplay.
'pictures' becomes 'art'.
'from the east' is a reversal indicator (on a map from right to left).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'spectators' range' becomes 'sight' (I have seen 'Range of vision ' mean 'sight' so perhaps 'range' could also mean 'sight'. I am not sure about the 'spectators'' bit.).
'art' in reverse letter order is 'tra'.
'tra' put within 'sight' is 'STRAIGHT'.

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(Other definitions for straight that I've seen before include "Respectable" , "Poker hand of 5 consecutive cards" , "not gay" , "Instantly - honest" , "Not curved or bent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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