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Hearty opera singer? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tenor

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This could be a double definition.

'hearty' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'opera singer?' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

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(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "Male voice of high pitch, like Luciano" , "direction" , "Caruso or Domingo" , "Male voice (one of three?)" , "Higher male voice" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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