Sort of comic artist is funny (8)

I believe the answer is:

satirist

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'sort of comic' is the definition.
'satirist' can be an answer for 'comic' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'sort of' bit.

'artist is funny' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'artist'+'is'='artistis'
'artistis' with letters rearranged gives 'SATIRIST'.

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(Other definitions for satirist that I've seen before include "Pope perhaps" , "as Hogarth was" , "eg Orwell, Swift" , "One who uses ridicule or irony in writings" , "Biting comic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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