The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MONET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MONET
- I filled canvas bag with Medical Officer at front
- Painter’s instant source of information
- Impressionist, figure shrouded by cloak of mist
- Artist making endless cash over time
- Artist with cash running short over time
- French painter changes, not me
- New York museum hosting vacuous Orwellian artist
- A passage from Rosenblum on Etty as a painter
- Second means of catching artist
- Mount enthralling solitary landscape painter
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The straight part
We know that "I filled canvas" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i filled canvas = monet.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.