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Picasso artwork inspired by a Spanish Civil War airstrike (8)

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I believe the answer is:

guernica

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'picasso' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for guernica that I've seen before include "massacre" , "great work of art?" , "piece of art" , "Picasso painting inspired by a bombed town" , "Bombed Spanish town inspiring Picasso picture" .)

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