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Skilled musician getting nasty virus too (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

virtuoso

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'skilled musician' is the definition.
'virtuoso' can be an answer for 'musician' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'skilled' bit.

'nasty virus too' is the wordplay.
'nasty' is an anagram indicator (a nasty or wrong spelling).
'virus'+'too'='virustoo'
'virustoo' is an anagram of 'VIRTUOSO'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for virtuoso that I've seen before include "Person who excels in technique, say musician" , "Showing dazzling skill" , "Great player" , "Highly-skilled musician" , "Highly skilled musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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