10 across
Calm
company
man
initially
sat
for
artist
(8)
Calm company man initially sat for artist (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Right, so calm is the definition we're after. Then it's built from bits: CO gives you "company", the "initially" tells you to just grab the first letter of "man" for M, and POSED is what you do when you sit for an artist — stick them all together and there's your word.