Great French painter; Edgar ....... (5)

I believe the answer is:

degas

(Other definitions for degas that I've seen before include "Edgar -, Fr. artist" , "Edgar ---, ballet-dancer painter" , "French impressionist painter, d. 1917" , "Edgar ---, Fr. impressionist" , "Edgar --, French artist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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