Offer pounds — nothing for chippy old artist? (9)
I believe the answer is:
donatello
'old artist?' is the definition.
(I know that Donatello has the occupation artist)
'offer pounds nothing' is the wordplay.
'offer' becomes 'donate' (to donate something is to offer or give it).
'pounds' becomes 'LL' (two L's - the pound symbol is based on L).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'donate'+'ll'+'o'='DONATELLO'
'for chippy' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for donatello that I've seen before include "C 15 Florentine sculptor" , "Italian artist" , "Famous Florentine sculptor" , "Chipper" , "Italian sculptor" .)