Cricket side march Nina out before great pianist/composer? (12)

I believe the answer is:

rachmaninoff

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'great pianistcomposer?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cricket side march nina out before' is the wordplay.
'cricket side' becomes 'off'.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'march'+'nina'='marchnina'
'marchnina' with letters rearranged gives 'rachmanin'.
'off' after 'rachmanin' is 'RACHMANINOFF'.

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(Other definitions for rachmaninoff that I've seen before include "Russian composer, 1873-1943" , "exiled composer" , "Naff harmonic (anag.)" , "Piano virtuoso" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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