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Music for a man to perform (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rondo

'music' is the definition.
(rondo is a kind of music)

'a man to perform' is the wordplay.
'a man' becomes 'ron' (short for Ronald).
'to perform' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'ron'+'do'='RONDO'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for rondo that I've seen before include "Last movement of a sonata or concerto" , "Donor (anag) - piece of music" , "Musical work" , "Repetitive musical form" , "Music form with repeating theme" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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