Backing curate to masterfully conduct a choral composition (5)

I believe the answer is:

motet

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'a choral composition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'backing curate to masterfully conduct' is the wordplay.
'MOTET' is hidden back-to-front in amongst the letters.
However, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for motet that I've seen before include "Church composition - totem (anag)" , "Religious choral composition" , "Unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics" , "Short sacred choral work" , "Creating sacred piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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