The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BEETHOVEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result BEETHOVEN
- Great German workers’ party nevertheless to be sold short
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- Composer extremely bothersome, repositioning the heater
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- Busy person by hot stove grabs time for 90s comedy film
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- Bachelor and teen cavorting around resort, source of bars?
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- Top German scorer sent one over the bar woefully, on rarest failure to register
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Maestro" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case maestro = beethoven.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.