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[Problem to be Solved] To provide an acrylic silicone graft copolymer capable of effectively exerting a function in a composition for external application containing various oily components such as a natural oil, a hydrocarbon oil, ester oil and a silicone oil, and a composition for external application containing the acrylic silicone graft copolymer. [Solution] A composition for external application comprising an acrylic silicone graft copolymer, which contains 2 to 25 mass% of a constitutional unit represented by formula (I), 55 to 85 mass% of a constitutional unit represented by formula (II) and 2 to 20 mass% of a constitutional unit represented by formula (III). wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 2 is an alkylene group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 100. |