French artist, to some degree Anglo Saxon (5)

I believe the answer is:

degas

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'french artist' is the definition.
(Edgar Degas, 1834-1917)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for degas that I've seen before include "He produced works of art" , "Edgar -, French impressionist" , "Edgar -, c. Nineteen-twenty Fr. painter" , "Edgar ---, Fr. impressionist" , "French painter of ballet girls etc" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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