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Welcomed in dugout, a venerable English scorer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tavener

'english scorer' is the definition.
(Sir John Kenneth Tavener 1944-2013, composer)

'welcomed in dugout a venerable' is the wordplay.
'welcomed in' indicates a hidden word.
'TAVENER' is hidden within 'dugout a venerable'.

(Other definitions for tavener that I've seen before include "One in a bar" , "Modern composer, John (not the 16th century one)" , "British composer, b. 1944 (not the 16th century one)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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