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No chance to compose a stately dance tune (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaconne

'a stately dance tune' is the definition.
(type of musical composition)

'no chance to compose' is the wordplay.
'to compose' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'chance'='nochance'
'nochance' is an anagram of 'CHACONNE'.

(Other definitions for chaconne that I've seen before include "Stately dance" , "Slow dance" , "Composition" , "Music for Spanish dancing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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