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Bar work? Could this involve the Rovers Return? (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

soap opera

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'this involve the rovers return?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'bar work?' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'soap' (as in a bar of soap).
'work?' becomes 'opera' (musical work).
'soap'+'opera'='SOAP-OPERA'

'could' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for soap opera that I've seen before include "that might involve The Woolpack?" , "TV or radio series of everyday events" , "TV show" , ""Coronation Street", for example" , "Serialised domestic melodrama on TV or radio" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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