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Scottish party take note of some work by composer (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alban berg

'composer' is the definition.
(20th Century Austrian composer)

'scottish party take note of some work by' is the wordplay.
'scottish party' becomes 'Alba' (Scottish political party).
'take note of' becomes 'NB' (NB - nota bene - is written before a note).
'some work' becomes 'erg' (an erg is a unit of work done).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'alba'+'nb'+'erg'='ALBAN BERG'

(Another definition for alban berg that I've seen is " Composer".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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