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Orchestra to transgress, less authentic for an audience? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sinfonia

'orchestra' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'transgress less authentic for an audience?' is the wordplay.
'transgress' becomes 'sin' (sinning is a kind of transgressing).
'less authentic' becomes 'phonier' (I've seen this in another clue).
'for an audience?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (as the word might sound to an audience).
'phonier' sounds like 'fonia'.
'sin'+'fonia'='SINFONIA'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sinfonia that I've seen before include "Without limit" , "Symphonic music - as if in no (anag)" , "Small orchestra" , "Composition" , "Orchestral piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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