Decline to meet a composer (5)

I believe the answer is:

falla

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

'decline to meet a' is the wordplay.
'decline' becomes 'fall' (synonyms).
'to meet' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fall'+'a'='FALLA'

(Another definition for falla that I've seen is " Composer".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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