Lewd European singer in soul performance (9)
I believe the answer is:
lecherous
'lewd' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'european singer in soul performance' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'singer' becomes 'cher' (Cher is a US musician).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'performance' indicates anagramming the letters.
'e'+'cher'='echer'
'soul' anagrammed gives 'lous'.
'echer' going within 'lous' is 'LECHEROUS'.
(Another definition for lecherous that I've seen is " Lustful".)
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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