"The Gleaners" painter Jean-François (6)

I believe the answer is:

millet

(Other definitions for millet that I've seen before include "Food-grain" , "Seed from cereal grasses - French painter, d.1875" , "Cereal; French artist" , "Cereal plant or 19th century French painter" , "Cereal grass used for flour" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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