Sound of our country composer (7)

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britten

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'composer' is the definition.
(British composer Benjamin Britten)

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(Other definitions for britten that I've seen before include "British composer associated with Aldeburgh" , "Benjamin -, twentieth century English composer (" , "English composer, d. 1976" , "Composer of Peter Grimes" , "See 8" .)

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