Dennis -, virtuoso French horn player with the Philharmonia Orchestra who died in a car crash in 1957 (5)

I believe the answer is:

brain

(Other definitions for brain that I've seen before include "Clever type" , "Thinking thing" , "Mind" , "Intellectual ability" , "It's in the skull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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