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Move Whistler's new painting back (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

transfer

'move' is the definition.
(transferring is a kind of moving)

'whistler's new painting back' is the wordplay.
'whistler's' becomes 'ref's' (a referee blows a whistle).
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'painting' becomes 'art' (painting is an art).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'refs'+'n'+'art'='refsnart'
'refsnart' written backwards gives 'TRANSFER'.

(Other definitions for transfer that I've seen before include "Move, change (to new place)" , "Convey from one surface to another" , "Move something from one place to another" , "Move to another side or team" , "Hand, move, change, over" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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