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Symphonic work based on a literary text or folk tale (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tone poem

(Other definitions for tone poem that I've seen before include "Orchestral piece often on a literary theme" , "Work" , "Story-based orchestral piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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