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Boy, a tense American, makes music (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sonata

'music' is the definition.
(sonata is a kind of music)

'boy a tense american' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'son' (synonyms).
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'american' becomes 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names).
'son'+'a'+'t'+'a'='SONATA'

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sonata that I've seen before include "Piece of classical music" , "Musical piece" , "Classical composition" , "See 6" , "Chamber work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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