Crossword Genius

Exclude one sound singer (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

baritone

'singer' is the definition.
(I know that baritone is a type of singer)

'exclude one sound' is the wordplay.
'exclude' becomes 'bar' (synonyms).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'sound' becomes 'tone' (tone is a kind of sound).
'bar'+'i'+'tone'='BARITONE'

(Other definitions for baritone that I've seen before include "Male singer looks odd in boater" , "solo voice" , "Adult male singing voice" , "Male voice with deep register" , "One who can sing" .)

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