Senator Joni of Iowa (5)

I believe the answer is:

ernst

(Other definitions for ernst that I've seen before include "Max --, German painter" , "artist's name" , "Max __; Dadaist" , "Max -, twentieth century German Surrealist artist" , "Surrealist; stern (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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