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Composer runs out of parody (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satie

'composer' is the definition.
(French composer Erik Satie)

'runs out of parody' is the wordplay.
'runs' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'out of' is a deletion indicator.
'parody' becomes 'satire' (parody is a kind of satire).
'satire' with 'r' removed is 'SATIE'.

(Other definitions for satie that I've seen before include "scorer" , "Erik -----, French early minimalist composer" , "creative Frenchman" , "posed by yours truly close to stage" , "French composer of the Gymnopedies, d. 1925" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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