Male on stage, name responsible for misheard lyrics? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mondegreen

'misheard lyrics?' is the definition.
(a mondegreen is a misheard song lyric)

'male on stage name' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'stage' becomes 'degree' (synonyms).
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'm'+'on'+'degree'+'n'='MONDEGREEN'

'responsible for' is the link.

(Other definitions for mondegreen that I've seen before include "Misheard lyrics" , "Misheard words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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