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Apparently good place for orchestra and singer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pipit

'singer' is the definition.
(pipit is a kind of birdanimal)

'apparently good place for orchestra' is the wordplay.
'apparently good' becomes 'pi' (old-fashioned term for 'pious').
'place for orchestra' becomes 'pit' (as in the orchestra pit in a theatre).
'pi'+'pit'='PIPIT'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for pipit that I've seen before include "Bird of meadow, tree, or rock" , "Songbird of open country" , "Ground-dwelling songbird" , "Small bird of rock or meadow" , "Titlark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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