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Number otherwise for singer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenor

'for singer' is the definition.
(tenor is a kind of singer)

'number otherwise' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of number).
'otherwise' becomes 'or'.
'ten'+'or'='TENOR'

(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "Pavarotti, for example" , "Big bell" , "Carreras, for example" , "General course - male singer" , "Singer; drift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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