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Organ piece for Charlie, jazz fan, No 1 in America (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toccata

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'organ piece' is the definition.
'toccata' can be an answer for 'piece' (toccata is a kind of piece). I am not sure about the 'organ' bit.

'for charlie jazz fan no 1 in america' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'to' (eg both can mean 'in the opinion of').
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'jazz fan' becomes 'cat' (slang term for a jazz fan).
'no 1 in america' becomes 'a' (1st letter of 'america').
'to'+'c'+'cat'+'a'='TOCCATA'

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(Other definitions for toccata that I've seen before include "Flashy piece of music" , "Musical work designed to show player's technique" , "Touching piece" , "Musical composition for keyboard to show technique" , "Keyboard piece emphasising touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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