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Composer that's very typically American (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sousa

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'composer' is the definition.
(I know that Sousa is a composer)

'very typically american' is the wordplay.
'very' becomes 'so' (both can mean 'extremely').
'typically american' becomes 'usa' (I am not sure about the 'typically' bit.).
'so'+'usa'='SOUSA'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sousa that I've seen before include "John Philip ---, US bandmaster" , "John Philip ..., composer of military marches" , "US march king" , "he produced the Washington Post" , "Composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever"" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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