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Passages from “Mortimer” on New Zealand areas (8)

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cadenzas

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'passages' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for cadenzas that I've seen before include "Dazes can result from elaborate musical passages" , "Solo passages" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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