Patriotic tune the man composed (6)

I believe the answer is:

anthem

'patriotic tune' is the definition.

'the man composed' is the wordplay.
'composed' is an anagram indicator.
'the'+'man'='theman'
'theman' is an anagram of 'ANTHEM'.

(Other definitions for anthem that I've seen before include "The man for a popular song" , "Solemn song" , "National melody" , "Internationale?" , "National tune" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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