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Graduate meeting church composer (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bach

'composer' is the definition.
(Johann Sebastian Bach)

'graduate meeting church' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'ba' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'church' becomes 'ch' (common abbreviation).
'ba'+'ch'='BACH'

(Other definitions for bach that I've seen before include "JS --, baroque composer" , "dear to the Welsh" , "Johann Sebastian . . . . , great composer (4)" , "musical great" , "Welsh term of endearment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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