Fan of Charles I might represent so artily (8)

I believe the answer is:

royalist

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'fan of charles i might' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'represent so artily' is the wordplay.
'represent' indicates anagramming the letters.
'so'+'artily'='soartily'
'soartily' with letters rearranged gives 'ROYALIST'.

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(Other definitions for royalist that I've seen before include "Solitary kind of person who favours monarchy" , "Supporter of monarchy" , "Solitary (anag.)" , "Civil War Cavalier" , "Civil War participant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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