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Musical note for one singer mostly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sol

'musical note' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'for one singer mostly' is the wordplay.
'for one singer' becomes 'solo' (as in a solo performance).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'solo' with its final letter removed is 'SOL'.

(Other definitions for sol that I've seen before include "Personification of the sun" , "nearby star" , "A Latin sun" , "Roman counterpart of Helios" , "Musical note" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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