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Italian who drew one game, then another (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tiepolo

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'italian who drew one' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'game then another' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'tie' (I've seen this before).
'then another' becomes 'polo' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tie'+'polo'='TIEPOLO'

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(Other definitions for tiepolo that I've seen before include "He painted frescoes and altarpieces" , "Old master" , "Giovanni Battista ---, rococo painter" , "Italian artist" , "Giovanni -, Italian baroque painter" .)

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