Italian scorer scores pig hides in the middle (8)

I believe the answer is:

respighi

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'italian scorer' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'scores pig hides in the middle' is the wordplay.
'in the middle' indicates a hidden word (the answer is in the middle of the clue).
'RESPIGHI' is hidden within 'scores pig hides'.

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(Other definitions for respighi that I've seen before include "Italian composer (The Pines of Rome)" , "he scored!" , "Italian composer of symphonic poems, d. 1936 - hire pigs (anag)" , "Ottorino -, Ital. composer (The Pines of Rome)" , "Italian barman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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