The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word VERDI
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More clues leading to the result VERDI
- A composer’s decision to avoid court
- Some clever dick composer
- Composer retained by clever dictator
- Having picked up papers, minister notes his business
- He composed short part of speech I had misdirected
- Italian scorer, clever dick to some extent
- . Composer contributing to squalid revue after reflection
- Italian scorer exaggerated, avoiding extremes
- Did reviewer turn up to cover musician?
- Composer contributing to vivid revue going around
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The straight part
We know that "him" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case him = verdi.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.