“Indian singer” is false answer (5)

I believe the answer is:

shama

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'indian singer' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'false answer' is the wordplay.
'false' becomes 'sham' (sham means fake or pretend).
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'sham'+'a'='SHAMA'

'is' acts as a link.

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