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The artist in "The Rope" (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

painter

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'the artist' is the first definition.
(painter is a kind of artist)

'rope' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for painter that I've seen before include "Matisse, maybe" , "Bow tie" , "that may tie up a cat, perhaps?" , "Bacon, perhaps" , "keeps a boat by the bank" .)

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