Painter who produced 'The Crucifixion (7)

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stainer

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'painter who produced 'the crucifixion' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for stainer that I've seen before include "one making his mark" , "British composer" , "Church composer" , "who made his mark?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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