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Popular place to wed Irish artist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

renoir

'artist' is the definition.
(French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir)

'popular place to wed irish' is the wordplay.
'popular place to wed' becomes 'Reno' (city in Nevada where many people get married).
'irish' becomes 'IR' (abbreviation).
'reno'+'ir'='RENOIR'

(Other definitions for renoir that I've seen before include "No, I err about the great painter" , "Pierre Auguste ---, painter; Jean ---, film-director" , "Fr. impressionist ('La Loge')" , "Jean -, Fr. film director, son of painter" , "Pierre ---, impressionist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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