The artist in "The Rope" (7)
I believe the answer is:
painter
I believe this is a double definition.
'the artist' is the first definition.
(type of artist)
'rope' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in the' is the link.
(Other definitions for painter that I've seen before include "Matisse, maybe" , "Bow tie" , "that may tie up a cat, perhaps?" , "Bacon, perhaps" , "keeps a boat by the bank" .)