Dunalley sang out an emotive song (4,4,4)

I believe the answer is:

auld lang syne

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'an emotive song' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'dunalley sang out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'dunalley'+'sang'='dunalleysang'
'dunalleysang' is an anagram of 'AULD LANG SYNE'.

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(Other definitions for auld lang syne that I've seen before include "Hogmanay song" , "New Year's Eve favourite" , "New Year song" , "New Year's Eve ditty" , "Old times, especially remembered with affection" .)

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

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