The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OFFENBACH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result OFFENBACH
- Composer on holiday with another, eating nut
- Composer not keen on a pop screening please note
- Main city‘s much spoken of Welsh address
- Romantic composer in many cases sounded ahead of baroque composer
- One composer bringing endless distress to another
- Almost hurt the feelings of composer, German composer
- Composer frequently sounds like another
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