Great player, most are awful (7)

I believe the answer is:

maestro

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'great player' is the definition.
'maestro' can be an answer for 'player' (I have seen 'Top player' mean 'maestro' so perhaps 'player' could also mean 'maestro'). I am unsure of the 'great' bit.

'most are awful' is the wordplay.
'awful' indicates an anagram.
'most'+'are'='mostare'
'mostare' anagrammed gives 'MAESTRO'.

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(Other definitions for maestro that I've seen before include "Great figure" , "Wizard" , "Artist of consummate skill: conductor" , "Good conductor" , "great musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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