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He wrote music and started a book on a sculptor (7)

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I believe the answer is:

borodin

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'he wrote music' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'started a book on a sculptor' is the wordplay.
'started' says to take the initial letters.
'a sculptor' becomes 'rodin' (Auguste Rodin was a French sculptor).
The first letters of 'book on' is 'bo'.
'bo'+'rodin'='BORODIN'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for borodin that I've seen before include "Noteworthy chap" , "Russian composer (Prince Igor)" , "Russian composer, d. 1887" , "Prince Igor composer, d. 1887" , "Russian composer, Aleksandr Porfirevich (1834-87)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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