The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MOTET
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More clues leading to the result MOTET
- Tyre’s outside in vehicle test, part of the service?
- Satisfied about Biblical text in church music
- A French word — and in Paris it is heard in church
- . Test, and test regularly, Catholic’s composition
- Tiny little piece, Mozart’s final composition
- Composition of note pig thief returned
- Second tenor given central part of sketch in short piece of music
- Ultimate in excitement in bubbly composition
- Choral composition with very small piece for tenor
- Brought up in state to memorise anthem
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The straight part
We know that "Choral composition" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case choral composition = motet.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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What does MOTET mean?
MOTET noun- A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.