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Sign
jazz
musician
is
wanting
grand
(5)
Sign jazz musician is wanting grand (5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is sign — think mathematical, like a minus sign. You take MINGUS (the jazz bassist Charles Mingus) and drop the G (grand in musical shorthand), leaving you with what you need.