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New melody regarded as a good thing, generally (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fresh air

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'a good thing generally' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'new melody' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'fresh' (synonyms).
'melody' becomes 'air' (air can mean a tune or melody).
'fresh'+'air'='FRESH AIR'

'regarded as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fresh air that I've seen before include "that's found outside" , "Type of fiend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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