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Scholarly types litter arty audiences (8)

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literati

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'types litter arty audiences' is the definition.
'literati' can be an answer for 'types' (I have seen 'Bookish types ' mean 'literati' so perhaps 'types' could also mean 'literati'). I am not certain of the 'litter arty audiences' bit.

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(Other definitions for literati that I've seen before include "Well-read and scholarly people" , "intellectuals" , "educated set" , "Men and women of letters" , "Well-read types" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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