British-Italian music man recruits others to back shows (5)

I believe the answer is:

tosti

'british-italian music man' is the definition.
(composer Paolo Tosti)

'recruits others to back shows' is the wordplay.
'shows' indicates a hidden word.
'to back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'itsot' can be found hidden inside 'recruits others'.
'itsot' written backwards gives 'TOSTI'.

(Another definition for tosti that I've seen is " Composer".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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