His work often figures in art exhibitions (8)

I believe the answer is:

sculptor

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'his work often figures in art exhibitions' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for sculptor that I've seen before include "A carver of statues" , "Stone carver" , "A creator of statues" , "Rodin or Rowan Gillespie, say" , "Artist carving stone or wood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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