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Dope making a comeback: a singer who’s over the top (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

past it

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'over the top' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'dope making a comeback a singer' is the wordplay.
'dope' becomes 'sap' (I've seen this in another clue).
'making a comeback' says the letters should be written backwards.
'a singer' becomes 'tit' (type of songbird).
'sap' backwards is 'pas'.
'pas'+'tit'='PAST IT'

'who's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for past it that I've seen before include "Spit at, being too old or decrepit" , "Too old to be of use" , "Too old for anything" , "Unable to function any more, perhaps due to age" , "no longer fresh" .)

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