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2 picking up record (5)

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I believe the answer is:

liszt

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'2 picking' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'up record' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'up' could be 'is' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'is' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for liszt that I've seen before include "Pianist and composer Cockneys associate with Brahms" , "Hungarian composer,d. 1886" , "He scored" , "Hungarian piano virtuoso, d. 1886" , "Hungarian virtuoso composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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