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State discovered art by Turner? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

lather

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'state' is the definition.
(lather is a kind of state)

'art by turner?' is the wordplay.
'art' becomes 'r' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'turner?' becomes 'lathe' (a lathe is something which 'turns').
'r' after 'lathe' is 'LATHER'.

'discovered' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lather that I've seen before include "Frothy bubbles from soap" , "Whip up froth - tizzy" , "Soapy froth" , "Froth formed by soap and liquid" , "Foam caused by soap etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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