Leading composer slipped up, losing right to be covered (11)

Guardian Cryptic #29939 | 12 Down | 2026-02-25 flowerflower
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A charade of UP (‘leading’) plus HOLST (Gustav, ‘composer’) plus ER[r]ED (‘slipped up’) minus an R (‘losing right’).

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