Painter Degas (5)
I believe the answer is:
edgar
'painter degas' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for edgar that I've seen before include "- Wallace, Eng. thriller writer" , "King of England" , "character in King Lear" , "... Allan Poe, author" , "Grade (anag)" .)