Cryptic crossword clue
Amateur artist upended in crush in front of electronic painting 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AQUARELLE

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The straight part
We know that "painting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case painting = aquarelle.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AQUARELLE mean?

AQUARELLE noun
  1. A watercolour (painting)
  2. A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolor through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.

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