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Bishop has composed chorale for a single man (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bachelor

'a single man' is the definition.

'bishop has composed chorale' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'composed' indicates an anagram.
'chorale' anagrammed gives 'achelor'.
'b'+'achelor'='BACHELOR'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for bachelor that I've seen before include "Non-married male" , "Unmarried male" , "leading man at start of Wedding Cantata" , "Unmarried man (with a degree?)" , "Graduate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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