Did she sing saucily? (5)

I believe the answer is:

melba

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'did she sing saucily?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'she sing saucily?' is the wordplay.
'she' becomes 'Mel'.
'sing saucily?' becomes 'ba' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mel'+'ba'='MELBA'

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(Other definitions for melba that I've seen before include "Onslaught" , "Sort of toast" , "great soprano" , "Peach -, ice cream dish" , "Dame Nellie --, Australian soprano" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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