Go long way with artist first in medley (7)
I believe the answer is:
farrago
'medley' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'go long way with artist first' is the wordplay.
'long way' becomes 'far' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'long' bit.).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'first' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'far' put next to 'ra' is 'farra'.
'go' after 'farra' is 'FARRAGO'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for farrago that I've seen before include "mix-up" , "Motley assortment - Afro rag (anag)" , "Confused mass" , "Mix" , "Mish-mash" .)