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A note, played forte, is something heavenly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cloud

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'something heavenly' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a note played forte' is the wordplay.
'a note' becomes 'c' (musical note).
'played forte' becomes 'loud' (similar in meaning. I am not sure about the 'played' bit.).
'c'+'loud'='CLOUD'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cloud that I've seen before include "E.g. stratus" , "It hides the sun" , "Mass of vapour visible in the air" , "Cumulus, for example" , "Nebula" .)

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