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Tease avant-garde composer for symmetrical part of his structure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ribcage

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'symmetrical part of his structure' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'tease avant-garde composer' is the wordplay.
'tease' becomes 'rib' (rib can mean to tease or mock).
'avant-garde composer' becomes 'cage' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'avant-garde' bit.).
'rib'+'cage'='RIBCAGE'

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(Other definitions for ribcage that I've seen before include "(Bones in) chest wall" , "part of chest" , "bone formation" , "bony frame" , "Bone structure of chest wall" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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