French producer of pictures (5)

I believe the answer is:

degas

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(Other definitions for degas that I've seen before include "He painted dancers" , "Edgar --, French painter and sculptor" , "Edgar ---, Fr. impressionist" , "French impressionist painter, d. 1917" , "Edgar -, Fr. sculptor/ painter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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