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Picasso maybe in Paris and smashed! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spaniard

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'picasso' is the definition.
(Picasso is from spain)

'paris and smashed' is the wordplay.
'smashed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'paris'+'and'='parisand'
'parisand' is an anagram of 'SPANIARD'.

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(Other definitions for spaniard that I've seen before include "Type mostly found in Madrid" , "Malaga man or woman, perhaps?" , "Native of southern European country" , "Person from Eurozone" , "Slope-measuring instrument" .)

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