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Image abbreviated in petition, work of art (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

statue

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This might be a double definition.

'image abbreviated in petition' is the first definition.
'statue' can be an answer for 'image' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'abbreviated in petition' bit.

'work of art' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for statue that I've seen before include "As created by 3dn" , "artwork" , "Use tat (anag.)" , "With which Bartholdi achieved eminence" , "Life sculpture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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