Italian operatic composer (5)
I believe the answer is:
verdi
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">italian operatic composer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for verdi that I've seen before include "Italian opera composer" , "Drive to meet great composer" , "Diver became a strange composer" , "Emblem of the Knights Hospitallers" , "Giuseppe _____, composer of "La Traviata"" .)