Cryptic crossword clue
Popular composer's first section won't progress if stuck in this 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word RUT

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The straight part
We know that "won't progress/if stuck in this" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case won't progress/if stuck in this = rut.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RUT mean?

RUT noun
  1. Sexual desire or oestrus of cattle, and various other mammals.
  2. The noise made by deer during sexual excitement.
  3. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote.
RUT verb
  1. To be in the annual rut or mating season.
  2. To have sexual intercourse.
  3. To have sexual intercourse with.
RUT noun
  1. A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road.
  2. A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
  3. A dull routine.
RUT verb
  1. To make a furrow.

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