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End of serenade — wordless singing — my German is a battle (2,7)

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I believe the answer is:

el alamein

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'battle' is the definition.
(Second World War battle)

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(Other definitions for el alamein that I've seen before include "Place in Egypt where Montgomery defeated Rommel" , "North African WW2 battle site" , "victory" , "North African World War two battle" , "WWII battle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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