1981 Milos Forman film based on a novel by E L Doctorow (7)

I believe the answer is:

ragtime

(Other definitions for ragtime that I've seen before include "Scott Joplin art form" , "Scott Joplin music style" , "Maigret (anag)" , "Scott Joplin's genre" , "Jazz music for Maigret" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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