The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAESTRI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result MAESTRI
- Conductors from West maybe on second short tour
- Concert stars from Emirates, heading off abroad
- Aces concealed in shirt seams put back
- Join retired and oddly torpid musicians of distinction
- Remit as difficult for great composers
- Experts filling shirt seams up
- Composers butcher Artemis
- Shuffle same three aces
- Joiner turned up with three experts
- . Masters‘ shirt seams partly turned back
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "great composers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case great composers = maestri.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.