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Acquired horse for gloomy music fan (4)

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I believe the answer is:

goth

'gloomy music fan' is the definition.
(a fan of goth music)

'acquired horse' is the wordplay.
'acquired' becomes 'got' ('get' can be a synonym of 'acquire').
'horse' becomes 'h' (synonyms).
'got'+'h'='GOTH'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for goth that I've seen before include "Teutonic invader of the Roman Empire" , "One of an ancient Germanic nation" , "Old German; rock style" , "punk style" , "Old invader" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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