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It may be a soap works (5)

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opera

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'works' is the definition.
('opera' is an alternative plural of 'opus')

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(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Stage entertainment" , "Carmen, for example" , "art form" , "eg Otello" , "Fidelio for instance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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