Did he compose “In a Hotel Garden”? (5)

I believe the answer is:

elgar

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'did he compose' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in a hotel garden?' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ELGAR' is hidden in the letters of 'hotel garden'.

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(Other definitions for elgar that I've seen before include "Out of the strange glare comes an English composer" , "The 18 [APOSTLES] creator" , "Glare at composer of 'The Dream of Gerontius'" , "man of note" , "Enigma Vars. composer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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