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In music, played in a clipped and separate manner (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staccato

(Other definitions for staccato that I've seen before include "(Musically) short and crisp" , "With sharply-detached notes" , "With every note detached in cats's coat" , "with snappy sounds" , "With notes short and separated (music)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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