Clue: Invest in figurative painter that might come from Tamworth (4,5)
Answer: BACK BACON
Explanation: Definition: might come from Tamworth
A charade of BACK ('invest in') plus BACON (Francis, 'figurative painter', just about), 'Tamworth' here is a breed of pigs originating in the Staffordshire town (or, presumably, in farms thereabouts).
 
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