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Patriot song composed for champion (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

protagonist

'for champion' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'patriot song composed' is the wordplay.
'composed' is an anagram indicator.
'patriot'+'song'='patriotsong'
'patriotsong' with letters rearranged gives 'PROTAGONIST'.

(Other definitions for protagonist that I've seen before include "Hero" , "Chief character in a story" , "Advocate" , "Leading player" , "Lead character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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