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Fit pair to be worn by Latvian hunchback (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rigoletto

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'hunchback' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'fit pair to be worn by latvian' is the wordplay.
'fit' becomes 'rig' (rigging is a kind of fitting).
'pair' becomes 'oo' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to be worn by' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'latvian' becomes 'Lett' (I've seen this in another clue).
'oo' placed around 'lett' is 'oletto'.
'rig'+'oletto'='RIGOLETTO'

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(Other definitions for rigoletto that I've seen before include "court favourite" , "titled man" , "Opera by Verdi" , "Verdi's hunchback jester" , "noted work" .)

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