Franz ___, Austrian composer who was buried next to Beethoven, at whose funeral he had been a torchbearer (8)

I believe the answer is:

schubert

(Other definitions for schubert that I've seen before include "barman" , "Franz --, his Unfinished symphony is famous" , "Franz --, Viennese composer" , "Franz -, Austrian composer (Trout Quintet, etc)" , "Composer of song-cycle Winterreise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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