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Classical music turncoat, admitted jazz fan (7)

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I believe the answer is:

toccata

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'classical music' is the definition.
'toccata' can be an answer for 'music' (toccata is a kind of music). I am not sure about the 'classical' bit.

'turncoat admitted jazz fan' is the wordplay.
'turncoat' becomes 'toca' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'admitted' indicates putting letters inside.
'jazz fan' becomes 'cat' (slang term for a jazz fan).
'toca' placed around 'cat' is 'TOCCATA'.

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(Other definitions for toccata that I've seen before include "Series of musical runs and chords before a fugue" , "technical challenge" , "Flashy piece of music" , "Keyboard piece emphasising touch" , "Baroque musical piece" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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