The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCHERZO
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More clues leading to the result SCHERZO
- Piece often accompanied by trio, namely a woman, an unknown, and orchestra’s leader
- Movement as follows lion stopped by head of zookeepers
- Sad and cheerless intros: film director cut upbeat music
- Southern pop singer needs backing of Australian movement
- Half the school get zero, unusual for music
- Brisk movement of small singer backing Australia
- Singer down under reflected on second movement
- Namely, that female’s getting cross in one fast movement
- Score badly covering hard and unknown piece of music
- Lively movement of coloured horse prancing around zone
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The straight part
We know that "Piece often accompanied by trio" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case piece often accompanied by trio = scherzo.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SCHERZO mean?
SCHERZO noun- A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.