Can Carlos contrive to compose them? (6)

I believe the answer is:

carols

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'contrive to compose them?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'can carlos' is the wordplay.
'can' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'canned' mean this (canned can mean drunk)).
'carlos' anagrammed gives 'CAROLS'.

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(Other definitions for carols that I've seen before include "Special songs for Christmas" , "Traditional Christmas songs" , "Seasonal songs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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