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Painter’s instant source of information (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monet

'painter's' is the definition.
(artist Claude Monet)

'instant source of information' is the wordplay.
'instant' becomes 'mo'.
'source of information' becomes 'net' (the internet is a source of information).
'mo'+'net'='MONET'

(Other definitions for monet that I've seen before include "he painted Rouen Cathedral" , "Claude -, French artist" , "Claude, impressionist painter, d. 1926" , "French Impressionist with famous garden" , "Claude ---, painter (waterlilies)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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