Game British artist left in the country (5)

I believe the answer is:

rural

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'in the country' is the definition.
(rural means in the countryside)

'game british artist left' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'RU' (rugby union).
'british artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts. I am not sure about the 'british' bit.).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'ru'+'ra'+'l'='RURAL'

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(Other definitions for rural that I've seen before include "Countrylike" , "living in the countryside" , "Pastoral or agricultural" , "Agrestic" , "Rustic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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