The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MOZART
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MOZART
- Prolific scorer from Down Under in auction?
- Mother tours Australia with extremely reticent musical composer
- . Child prodigy from Australia found in shopping centre
- He rapidly scored a second, with variable skill
- Among openers for Melbourne Test, Australia needs a run scorer
- Musician from Australia in the marketplace
- Child prodigy reduced weight in minutes with magic
- See 17 across
- Mr A to Z in composing?
- Composer has grounds for sale around Australia
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The straight part
We know that "scorer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scorer = mozart.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.