Only a part of the Choral Symphony? (5)
I believe the answer is:
ninth
'the choral symphony?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'only a part' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'part' could be 'in' (synonyms) and 'in' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'nth' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ninth that I've seen before include "Beethoven's "Choral", for example" , "interval" , "Next after eight" , "Beethoven's last?" , "Third of a third" .)