What does the cryptic crossword clue "Parts of a fugue – one finally started by Stravinsky and completed by Tippett (7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). STR (synonym="STR") + ETT (synonym="ETT") + I (synonym="one, finally") = STRETTI The answer is STRETTI.

Parts of a fugue – one finally started by Stravinsky and completed by Tippett (7)

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