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See, at the bubbly, an art connoisseur? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aesthete

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'an art connoisseur?' is the definition.
'aesthete' can be an answer for 'connoisseur?' (aesthete is a kind of connoisseur). I'm not certain of the 'an art' bit.

'see at the bubbly' is the wordplay.
'bubbly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'see'+'at'+'the'='seeatthe'
'seeatthe' with letters rearranged gives 'AESTHETE'.

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(Other definitions for aesthete that I've seen before include "One who appreciates beautiful things as in arts" , "person of culture" , "Person seeing beauty in art" , "Someone who claims sensibility for art and nature" , "Estate he settled on lover of beautiful things" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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