General trend or tendency (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenor

(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "General drift or meaning" , "Male voice (one of three?)" , "theme" , "Placido Domingo, say" , "Eg, Caruso" .)

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

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