The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CONCERTI
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result CONCERTI
- Works a little magic on certificates
- Some music I put on as soon as king enters court
- Works formerly right in Ivory Coast
- Works caught on — sure success one concludes
- Compositions needing correction, cutting or adapting
- Bruckner’s Fourth, then moving to nicer orchestral works
- Interest cut short before it returned for compositions
- New composition for cornet among 101 musical works
- Squeeze-box missing? Not applicable for The Four Seasons perhaps
- Disgustingly necrotic creations
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The straight part
We know that "Works" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case works = concerti.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.
What does CONCERTI mean?
CONCERTI noun- A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.