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Composer ill in bed, endlessly sick (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bellini

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

'ill in bed endlessly sick' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'sick' is an anagram indicator.
'ill'+'in'+'bed'='illinbed'
'illinbed' with its final letter taken away is 'illinbe'.
'illinbe' is an anagram of 'BELLINI'.

(Other definitions for bellini that I've seen before include "Italian opera composer (Norma)" , "Musical artist" , "He made a lot of notes" , "Champagne and peach cocktail" , "Peach juice cocktail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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