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Song composed about a rending heart (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

serenade

'song' is the definition.
(serenade is a kind of song)

'composed about a rending heart' is the wordplay.
'composed' becomes 'serene' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'heart' indicates the central letters.
The centre of 'rending' is 'd'.
'a'+'d'='ad'
'serene' placed around 'ad' is 'SERENADE'.

(Other definitions for serenade that I've seen before include "Sing to (lover)" , "Song sung by suitor" , "Evening music (played outside woman's house)" , "Murder" , "Play music, sing for someone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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