Stands for artists (6)
I believe the answer is:
easels
'stands for artists' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for easels that I've seen before include "Stands for blackboards, artists' paintings etc" , "Painters' stands" , "Supports for paintings" , "Leases them out to artists" , "Artists' supports" .)