Duke Ellington contemporary Crossword Clue

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CONTEMPORARY (noun)
1. a person of nearly the same age as another
CONTEMPORARY (adjective)
1. occurring in the same period of time
2. belonging to the present time
ELLINGTON (noun)
1. United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)

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