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Wife of Mickey, Artie, Frank and Jack provides online image (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

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'online image' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'wife of mickey artie frank and jack' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'jack' could be 'tar' (both are informal terms for sailor) and 'tar' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ava' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'provides' is the link.

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(Other definitions for avatar that I've seen before include "Screen icon" , "Incarnation; film (2009)" , "Blockbuster film" , "Person seen as embodying a particular ideal" , "heavenly body!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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