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Litter can upset first musician (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clarinettist

'musician' is the definition.
(I know that clarinettist is a type of musician)

'litter can upset first' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates anagramming the letters.
'first' becomes 'ist' (ist resembles 1st).
'litter'+'can'='littercan'
'littercan' with letters rearranged gives 'clarinett'.
'clarinett'+'ist'='CLARINETTIST'

(Other definitions for clarinettist that I've seen before include "Musician, like Benny Goodman, say" , "Cats in litter (anag) -- woodwind player" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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