Kind of path taken by a light-hearted composer (6)
I believe the answer is:
gravel
'kind of path' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'by a light-hearted composer' is the wordplay.
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'hearted' indicates the central letters.
'composer' becomes 'ravel' (Maurice Ravel, 1875-1937).
The middle letter of 'light' is 'g'.
'g' put next to 'ravel' is 'GRAVEL'.
'taken' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gravel that I've seen before include "Rocky fragments" , "Stone mixture for paths" , "Loose fragments of rock" , "Coarse sand mixed with small stones" , "Small fragments of rock" .)