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Star models posing for great painters (3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old masters

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'great painters' is the definition.
'old masters' can be an answer for 'painters' (old master is a kind of painter). I'm unsure of the 'great' bit.

'star models posing' is the wordplay.
'posing' indicates an anagram (letters posed in a new order).
'star'+'models'='starmodels'
'starmodels' anagrammed gives 'OLD MASTERS'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for old masters that I've seen before include "Art's models (anag) - classic painters" , "Great historic artists" , "experienced in school?" , "Great works" , "Great Renaissance paintings" .)

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