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Monopolise paintings by hot painter (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hogarth

'painter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'monopolise paintings by hot' is the wordplay.
'monopolise' becomes 'hog' (I've seen this in another clue).
'paintings' becomes 'art' (painting is a type of artwork).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'hog'+'art'+'h'='HOGARTH'

(Other definitions for hogarth that I've seen before include "William -, Eng. engraver (A Rake's Progress)" , "He depicted" , "Satirical 18th century painter" , "Engraver's" , "William ---, Brit. artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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