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Scheming type gets artist involved (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strategist

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'scheming type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'gets artist involved' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'gets'+'artist'='getsartist'
'getsartist' anagrammed gives 'STRATEGIST'.

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(Other definitions for strategist that I've seen before include "general" , "Long-term planner" , "Expert on the art of planning war" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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