The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DURER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DURER
- Some are rude about Renaissance painter
- German artist doesn't understand Russian, English and Romanian at first
- Doctor gathers flower for German artist
- German painter reveals one of his articles about old city
- Endure repulsive piece he painted
- Engraver’s daughter on river Ribble to begin with
- Artist expected resistance capturing king
- Painter doesn't usually respect every rookie, each starting out
- Oscar avoiding comparatively humourless artist
- Painter, in mid-procedure, recaps
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The straight part
We know that "artist" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case artist = durer.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.