Show R&B has dramatic compositions (8)

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proverbs

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'compositions' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for proverbs that I've seen before include "Adages, saws" , "Old Testament book ascribed to Solomon, or well-known sayings" , "More than one saw" , "Gnomes" , "Book of the Bible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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