Fiddle embraced by aforementioned soul artist (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

sam cooke

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'soul artist' is the definition.
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'fiddle embraced by aforementioned' is the wordplay.
'fiddle' becomes 'cook'.
'embraced by' is an insertion indicator.
'aforementioned' becomes 'same' (similar in meaning).
'cook' inserted inside 'same' is 'SAM COOKE'.

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