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Sea mist represented by a painter (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matisse

'a painter' is the definition.
(Henri Matisse, 1869-1954, French artist)

'sea mist represented' is the wordplay.
'represented' indicates an anagram.
'sea'+'mist'='seamist'
'seamist' with letters rearranged gives 'MATISSE'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for matisse that I've seen before include "Leading fauvist painter, d. 1954" , "Henri ---, Twentieth Century painter" , "French impressionist" , "Mae sits badly for the French painter" , "20th century French painter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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