Famous as a composition? (5)

I believe the answer is:

noted

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'famous' is the definition.
(noted can mean well-known or famous)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for noted that I've seen before include "taken down" , "Celebrated, eminent" , "Remarked - famous" , "Illustrious" , "Famous, well-known - entered into little book" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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