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Treat is playing The Entertainer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

artiste

'the entertainer' is the definition.
(artiste is a kind of entertainer)

'treat is playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'treat'+'is'='treatis'
'treatis' anagrammed gives 'ARTISTE'.

(Other definitions for artiste that I've seen before include "Performers" , "Professional performer" , "Trouper" , "Attires like entertainer" , "A sitter for creative person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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