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Solemn music from dreary Cambridgeshire town (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead march

'solemn music' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dreary cambridgeshire town' is the wordplay.
'dreary' becomes 'dead' (dead can mean boring).
'cambridgeshire town' becomes 'March' (March is a town in Cambridgeshire).
'dead'+'march'='DEAD-MARCH'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dead march that I've seen before include "serious strains" , "Music suitable for a funeral procession" , "Funeral pace by army escort" , "Military movement" , "Music for funeral processions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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