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Like Beethoven, by his mid-40s (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deaf

(Other definitions for deaf that I've seen before include "Unhearing" , "Deprived of the sense of hearing" , "Unable to pick up" , "Hard of hearing" , "With impaired hearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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