__ van Beethoven (6)

I believe the answer is:

'van beethoven' is the definition.
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This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ludwig that I've seen before include "Mad king of Bavaria" , "Great German composer . . . . . . van Beethoven" , "Wagner's kingly patron" , "Mad Bavarian king" , "Presumably a German" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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