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A naive question about composition factor of a representation

Let $G$ be a Lie group, and $(\pi,V)$ is a continuous representation of $G$ which has finite composition series. A question I have which might be somehow naive is that: for any irreducible representation $(\sigma,W)$ of $G$, is it true that $(\sigma,W)$ occurs as one composition factor if and only if the set $Hom_G(V,W)$ is nonzero?

I have no idea how difficult or how easy this question might be, and any reference or answer is appreciated.

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