"Otello" composer (5)
I believe the answer is:
verdi
'otello composer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for verdi that I've seen before include "Nabucco composer" , "Composer of the operas Macbeth, Falstaff" , "Diver became a strange composer" , "Giuseppe _____, composer of "La Traviata"" , "Italian composer, Giuseppe (1831-1901)" .)