Possible Clues:

• Valuation of an artistic priest with a sail
• Shock involving North African music's rating
• Shortly increase pay? In dismay, see assessment
• Artist is trapped by shock judgment
• Assessment reduced wage increase – there's shock about that
• Pairs off with a friend, about to make the assessment
• A chum accepts no end of approbation for expert valuation
• Informed opinion
• Assessment revealing artist is in shock
• Levy cut in shock judgment