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Italian contributes to aria duo composed for opera houses? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

auditoria

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'opera houses?' is the definition.
'auditoria' can be an answer for 'houses?' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'opera' bit.

'italian contributes to aria duo composed' is the wordplay.
'italian' becomes 'it' (abbreviation for Italian).
'contributes to' is an insertion indicator.
'composed' indicates an anagram.
'aria'+'duo'='ariaduo'
'ariaduo' is an anagram of 'audoria'.
'it' placed inside 'audoria' is 'AUDITORIA'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for auditoria that I've seen before include "Theatres, concert halls" , "Where concertgoers sit" , "music halls" , "Locations for houses" , "Theatre areas for spectators or listeners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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