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"Smooth Operator" singer (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sade

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">smooth operator singer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for sade that I've seen before include "The Marquis de . . . . was noted for cruelty" , "Marquis de ..., famous for taking pleasure in pain" , "Jazz-pop group" , "letter from Israel?" , "Hebrew character" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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