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Mounted print finally framed by rising French artist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staged

'mounted' is the definition.
(both can mean put on stage)

'print finally framed by rising french artist' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'framed by' is an insertion indicator.
'rising' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'french artist' becomes 'degas' (Edgar Degas, 1834-1917).
The last letter of 'print' is 't'.
'degas' written backwards gives 'saged'.
't' going into 'saged' is 'STAGED'.

(Other definitions for staged that I've seen before include "Mounted (a play)" , "Organised (a performance)" , "Get ads (anag) - performed" , "(Of play/opera) mounted" , "Put on (as show)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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