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Artist from Goa knocked around with a German vicar (10)

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I believe the answer is:

caravaggio

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'artist' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'goa knocked around with a german vicar' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'around' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'german' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for caravaggio that I've seen before include "Italian painter, d. 1610" , "Italian painter known for contrasts of light/shade" , "Italian Baroque painter (d.1610)" , "Artist" , "Supper at Emmaus painter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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