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Unpopular art form (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rat

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'unpopular art form' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'art form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates anagramming the letters.
'art' with letters rearranged gives 'RAT'.

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(Other definitions for rat that I've seen before include "one escaping doomed vessel?" , "One deserting sinking ship" , "one not going down with ship" , "that gets out of stricken vessel" , "Despicable person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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