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It reproduces music from short film about Returning Officers' credentials (7,4,6)

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'returning officers' credentials' is the definition.
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'it reproduces music from short film about' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
'music' could be 'lay' (lay is a kind of music) and 'lay' is found in the answer.
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'film' could be 'm' (1931 Fritz Lang film) and 'm' is present in the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa') and 'c' is found within the answer.
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