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Asian country vocalist broke announcement (9)

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singapore

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'asian country' is the definition.
(country in Asia)

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(Other definitions for singapore that I've seen before include "Far-Eastern state" , "SE Asia island state" , "Far Eastern island state" , "Small country of southeast Asia" , "Commonwealth city state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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