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Completed short composition for two later than expected (7)

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I believe the answer is:

overdue

'later than expected' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'completed short composition for two' is the wordplay.
'completed' becomes 'over' ('over' can be a synonym of 'completed').
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'composition for two' becomes 'duet' (I've seen this before).
'duet' with its last letter removed is 'due'.
'over'+'due'='OVERDUE'

(Other definitions for overdue that I've seen before include "Past the expected time of arrival" , "Beyond the designated time for payment" , "Late for payment" , "Not having arrived at the expected time" , "Beyond the expected time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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