Realist returned mid-morning? (5)
I believe the answer is:
manet
'realist returned mid-morning?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'returned mid-morning?' is the wordplay.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'mid morning?' becomes 'tenam' (I've seen this in another clue).
'tenam' in reverse letter order is 'MANET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for manet that I've seen before include "Edouard ___, painted Dejeuner sur l'herbe, d. 1883" , "Olympia painter" , "Olympia artist" , "Edouard - - (painter)" , "Painter of Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, d. 1883" .)