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Composer hit with bottle (5)

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I believe the answer is:

glass

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This might be a double definition.

'composer hit' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with bottle' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for glass that I've seen before include "such as one might hold at party" , "Calm lake may be compared to this" , "Brittle transparent material" , "Balloon, say" , "Transparent solid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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