Bit of a clever Dick, yet a great composer! (5)

I believe the answer is:

verdi

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'a great composer' is the definition.
'Verdi' can be an answer for 'composer' (Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi). I'm not certain of the 'a great' bit.

'bit of a clever dick yet' is the wordplay.
'bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'VERDI' can be found hidden inside 'clever dick yet'.

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(Other definitions for verdi that I've seen before include "Giuseppe _____, composer of "La Traviata"" , "Composer of the operas Macbeth, Falstaff" , "Diver became a strange composer" , "Italian composer, d. 1901" , "Drive to meet great composer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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