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Maestro cut in (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chopin

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'maestro' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'cut in' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'chop' (chop is a kind of cut).
'chop'+'in'='CHOPIN'

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(Other definitions for chopin that I've seen before include "Frederic . . . . . ., great 19th century Polish composer" , "popular composer" , "No chip on this composer's shoulder" , "Polish virtuoso composer" , "Double centenarian" .)

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