The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ARPEGGIO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ARPEGGIO
- New opera introduced German soldier with broken chord
- Georgia somehow keeps piano notes in sequence
- Figurewhich doesn’t strike a chord at once
- Marion’s content outside training horse said to make rhythmical jumps?
- Chord reproduced in opera gig
- Opera gig playing musical exercise
- Rapid sequencing of notes in comic opera rocked gig
- Margaret breaking scholar Giovanni’s heart? It strikes a chord
- Notes heard in broadcast opera gig?
- Training horse vocally in presence of Marion, inwardly making notes
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The straight part
We know that "musical exercise" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case musical exercise = arpeggio.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.
What does ARPEGGIO mean?
ARPEGGIO noun- The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.