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Noted visitor to the underworld (7)

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I believe the answer is:

orpheus

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This clue might be a double definition.

'noted visitor' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'the underworld' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for orpheus that I've seen before include "In Greek myth, he went into the Underworld to rescue Eurydice from the dead" , "In Greek myth he sought his wife Eurydice in the Underworld" , "Underworld figure" , "Thracian poet" , "classical musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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