Cryptic crossword clue
Wrote music that’s not frantic 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COMPOSED

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The straight part
We know that "Wrote music/not frantic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wrote music/not frantic = composed.
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.
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What does COMPOSED mean?

COMPOSED verb
  1. To make something by merging parts.
  2. To make up the whole; to constitute.
  3. To comprise.
  4. To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
  5. (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
  6. To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
  7. To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
  8. To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
  9. To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.
COMPOSED adjective
  1. Showing composure.

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