Hammerstein's foremost skill as provider of lyrics for Rodgers (4)

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I believe the answer is:

hart

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'provider of lyrics for rodgers' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'hammerstein's foremost skill' is the wordplay.
'foremost' suggests taking the first letters.
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
The first letter of 'hammersteins' is 'h'.
'h'+'art'='HART'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hart that I've seen before include "Ruminative type" , "Richard Rodgers and Lorenz . . . . were famous musical partnership" , "Adult male red deer" , "Male red-deer" , "Stag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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