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Bribe artist, and no singer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soprano

'singer' is the definition.
(soprano is a kind of singer)

'bribe artist and no' is the wordplay.
'bribe' becomes 'sop' (sopping is a kind of bribing).
'artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sop'+'ra'+'no'='SOPRANO'

(Other definitions for soprano that I've seen before include "Singer who aims high" , "High female voice" , "Singer of high notes" , "Producer of high-pitched sounds" , "Highly vocal musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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