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Incline to listen to virtuoso musician (5)

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I believe the answer is:

liszt

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'virtuoso musician' is the definition.
'Liszt' can be an answer for 'musician' (Franz Liszt, 1811-1886). I am not certain of the 'virtuoso' bit.

'incline to listen to' is the wordplay.
'incline' becomes 'list' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to listen to' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'list' sounds like 'LISZT'.

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(Other definitions for liszt that I've seen before include "Composer of the Hungarian Rhapsodies" , "Hungarian virtuoso composer" , "Pianist and composer (often associated with Brahms), d. 1886" , "Franz -, Hung. pianist" , "Pianist, father of Cosima Wagner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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