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Legendary German rock singer? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

lorelei

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'legendary german rock singer?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'rock singer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'rock' could be 'ore' (ores are found in rocks) and 'ore' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lorelei that I've seen before include "Siren who lured sailors to shipwreck" , "Dangerous female" , "Siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction" , "Great Rock on the Rhine where sirens lived in legend" , "A Rhine maiden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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