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He decorates ship’s line (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

painter

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'line' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for painter that I've seen before include "Matisse, maybe" , "One who has a brush" , "keeps a boat by the bank" , "Artist; decorator" , "Bacon, perhaps" .)

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