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Just the gallery for sugary art? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tate

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'sugary art?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'just the gallery' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ate' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tate that I've seen before include "Art Gallery donor" , "Maurice - - , cricketer 1895-1956" , "Art gallery benefactor" , "Modern and Britain galleries in London" , "Sugar merchant and art gallery philanthropist, founder, d. 1899" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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