The Syd ____ Orchestra is a big band which played on TV shows hosted by Les Dawson and Ted Rogers (8)

I believe the answer is:

lawrence

(Other definitions for lawrence that I've seen before include "D.H. --. novelist" , "writer" , "Man of Arabia" , "Author of Lady Chatterley's Lover" , "Controversial novelist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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