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State the man composed an emblematic song (8,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

national anthem

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'an emblematic song' is the definition.
'national anthem' can be an answer for 'song' (national anthem is a kind of song). I am not sure about the 'an emblematic' bit.

'state the man composed' is the wordplay.
'state' becomes 'national' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'composed' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'man'='theman'
'theman' is an anagram of 'anthem'.
'national'+'anthem'='NATIONAL ANTHEM'

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(Other definitions for national anthem that I've seen before include "The Marseillaise, perhaps" , "noted stirrer" , "Patriotic song" , "country air" , "The Star-Spangled Banner', say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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