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Sound tip for virtuoso pianist (5)

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I believe the answer is:

liszt

'for virtuoso pianist' is the definition.
(Franz Liszt, 1811-1886)

'sound tip' is the wordplay.
'sound' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tip' becomes 'list' (both can mean to tilt).
'list' is a homophone of 'LISZT'.

(Other definitions for liszt that I've seen before include "Hungarian composer,d. 1886" , "music writer" , "Franz . . . . ., 19th century Hungarian composer and pianist" , "He scored" , "Hungarian piano virtuoso, d. 1886" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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