Lead-in to soprano (5)

I believe the answer is:

mezzo

(Other definitions for mezzo that I've seen before include "Female singer" , "Female singing voice" , "Singing voice between contralto and soprano" , "A citrus cross" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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