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Simple example of art degree a great many left incomplete (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doodle

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'simple example of art' is the definition.
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'degree a great many left incomplete' is the wordplay.
'degree' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for the degree in measuring angles).
'a great many' becomes 'oodles' (oodles informally means a lot of something).
'left incomplete' means to remove the last letter.
'oodles' with its last letter removed is 'oodle'.
'd'+'oodle'='DOODLE'

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(Other definitions for doodle that I've seen before include "Draw aimlessly" , "Aimless drawing" , "Absent-minded drawing" , "Casual drawing" , "Poem by Byron; king of Sicily" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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