The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ORFF
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
O
R
F
F
More clues leading to the result ORFF
- Composer’s optional direction to play louder?
- Scorer from cricket side Queen's invested in
- Composer affronted not to be fully backed
- Composer not wanting to secure run
- Composer not wanting to embrace Russian leader
- Composer not accessible to posh people
- German composer either pianissimo ___ ?
- 17 men and two females
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The straight part
We know that "Scorer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case scorer = orff.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.