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One composer introduces card game to another (10)

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I believe the answer is:

monteverdi

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'one composer' is the definition.
(Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)

'card game to another' is the wordplay.
'card game' becomes 'monte' (monte is a kind of card game).
'to another' becomes 'verdi' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'monte'+'verdi'='MONTEVERDI'

'introduces' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for monteverdi that I've seen before include "One composer" , "Claudio --, 16th-17th century Italian composer" , "C Sixteen-Seventeen Italian composer (Orfeo)" , "Italian scorer" , "Composer of "Orpheus"" .)

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