Underworld figure a new painter like Picasso laid bare (6)
I believe the answer is:
anubis
'underworld figure' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'a new painter like picasso laid bare' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anubis that I've seen before include "Egyptian jackal-headed god" , "Egyptian deity" , "Egyptian god - in a bus (anag)" , "one Egyptians thought great" , "Is a bun about the ancient Egyptian god of the dead" .)