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Conductor turned up in Kuwait, lost (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solti

'conductor' is the definition.
(Georg Solti)

'turned up in kuwait lost' is the wordplay.
'turned up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'itlos' can be found hidden inside 'kuwait lost'.
'itlos' backwards is 'SOLTI'.

(Another definition for solti that I've seen is " conductor".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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