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Remove nitrous oxide, say, from impressionist (5)

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degas

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This could be a double definition.

'remove nitrous oxide say' is the first definition.
'degas' can be an answer for 'remove' (degassing is a kind of removing). I'm not sure about the 'nitrous oxide say' bit.

'impressionist' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for degas that I've seen before include "He painted dancers" , "French artist known for his ballet scenes, d. 1917" , "Edgar ---, Fr. impressionist" , "Edgar -, Fr. artist" , "Edgar -, c. Nineteen-twenty Fr. painter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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