New coats of operatic character (5)
I believe the answer is:
tosca
'operatic character' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'new coats' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'coats' is an anagram of 'TOSCA'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tosca that I've seen before include "celebrated singer" , "Leaping opera heroine" , "role for diva" , "title role" , "Puccini heroine" .)