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Peculiar graduate in music (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rumba

'music' is the definition.
(rumba is a kind of music)

'peculiar graduate' is the wordplay.
'peculiar' becomes 'rum' (synonyms).
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'rum'+'ba'='RUMBA'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rumba that I've seen before include "Latin beat" , "Umbra (anag)" , "Lively Cuban dance" , "number of steps" , "music one can dance to" .)

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