Artist's note on English sport (7)

I believe the answer is:

tiepolo

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

'note on english sport' is the wordplay.
'note on' becomes 'ti' (musical note as in do re mi so fa la ti. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'sport' becomes 'polo' (polo is a kind of sport).
'ti'+'e'+'polo'='TIEPOLO'

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(Other definitions for tiepolo that I've seen before include "He showed artistry" , "Giovanni Battista ---, rococo painter" , "He painted frescoes and altarpieces" , "Italian painter, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770)" , "Old master" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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