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Smooth Italian ice cream setter sent back (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legato

'smooth' is the definition.
(musical term)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for legato that I've seen before include "scored smoothly" , "Don't play roughly" , "In music, in a smooth even manner" , "In music, the opposite of staccato" , "(Music) without breaks between notes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.
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