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Johann Sebastian abandoned hardback after the sun went down (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dark

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'johann sebastian' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'abandoned hardback after the sun went down' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'down' could be 'd' and 'd' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ark' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dark that I've seen before include "Black, perhaps - night" , "Devoid of brightness" , "Closed as theatre" , "Overcast" , "With little or no light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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