He painted with a good and loyal heart (4)

I believe the answer is:

goya

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'he painted' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'good and loyal heart' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'heart' indicates the central letters.
The middle letters of 'loyal' are 'oya'.
'g'+'oya'='GOYA'

'with a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for goya that I've seen before include "He painted Wellington" , "European painter" , "his etchings?" , "Ay, go to see great Spanish painter" , "Artist, died at Bordeaux, 1828" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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