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Composer changes not one note, ultimately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

varese

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'composer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'changes not one note ultimately' is the wordplay.
'changes' becomes 'varies' ('vary' can be a synonym of 'change').
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'note ultimately' becomes 'e' (musical note. I am not sure about the 'ultimately' bit.**).
'varies' with 'i' taken away is 'vares'.
'vares'+'e'='VARESE'

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(Other definitions for varese that I've seen before include "Italian city" , "European compser" , "Edgar --, composer" , "Dissonant composer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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