Composer right off his evening meal (5)

I believe the answer is:

suppe

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'composer' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for suppe that I've seen before include "Composer of Poet and Peasant and Pique Dame light operas" , "Franz von -, Austrian light opera composer" , "Composer of the Light Cavalry overture" .)

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