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Give two lire, nothing more, to sculptor (9)

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I believe the answer is:

donatello

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

'give two lire nothing more' is the wordplay.
'two lire' means two replacements for 'lire'.
'give' becomes 'donate' (donating is a kind of giving).
'lire' becomes 'L' (abbreviation for the currency).
'lire' becomes 'L' (abbreviation for the currency).
'nothing more' becomes 'O' (resembles 0).
'donate'+'l'+'l'+'o'='DONATELLO'

(Other definitions for donatello that I've seen before include "Famous Florentine sculptor" , "Old lean-to (anag) - sculptor" , "C 15 Florentine sculptor" , "Italian sculptor" , "Italian artist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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