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Finally give acclaim to a form of music (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

emo

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

'finally give acclaim to' is the wordplay.
'finally' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'give acclaim to' are 'EMO'.

'a form of' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for emo that I've seen before include "Town and Court in Laois" , "music?" , "Serious type of rock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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