Is artist chosen son from chosen people? (10)

I believe the answer is:

israelites

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'chosen people?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'is artist chosen son' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'chosen' becomes 'elite' (I've seen this in another clue).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'is'+'ra'+'elite'+'s'='ISRAELITES'

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(Other definitions for israelites that I've seen before include "Old people" , "Having chosen people" , "Followers of Moses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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