The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HAYDN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HAYDN
- Back in Normandy: a Hungarian composer
- Music writer, terribly handy
- Somewhat windy ahead, knocking back Austrian composer
- Austrian composer leading Punjabi in hunting game, we hear?
- Handy sort of barman?
- It’s unusually handy for father of 8
- Composer broadcast towering study
- Is someone lookin’ for him in the auditorium?
- 101 & 45 his, among others here, not comin’ out for listeners?
- Composer whose pieces could come in handy
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The straight part
We know that "Austrian composer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case austrian composer = haydn.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.
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