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Accomplished musician excited Tom's ear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maestro

'accomplished musician' is the definition.
(a talented musician or conductor)

'excited tom's ear' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates anagramming the letters.
'toms'+'ear'='tomsear'
'tomsear' is an anagram of 'MAESTRO'.

(Other definitions for maestro that I've seen before include "Some art (anag.)" , "Orchestral conductor" , "Good conductor" , "Eminent conductor or composer" , "great musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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