Choir resigns in distress (7)

I believe the answer is:

singers

'choir' is the definition.
(a choir is a group of singers)

'resigns in distress' is the wordplay.
'in distress' indicates an anagram.
'resigns' anagrammed gives 'SINGERS'.

(Other definitions for singers that I've seen before include "Eg, choir members" , "Chorus" , "Choristers" , "See 26" , "eg Tenors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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