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Fake non-drinker has nothing but a high voice (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

falsetto

'a high voice' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fake non-drinker has nothing' is the wordplay.
'fake' becomes 'false' (synonyms).
'non drinker' becomes 'tt' (Teetotaller abbreviation).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'false'+'tt'+'o'='FALSETTO'

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for falsetto that I've seen before include "Flat toes (anag.)" , "High singing method" , "Let fatso have voice above natural range" , "Note production" , "Unnatural voice" .)

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