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Old singer cried as if leg is broken (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gracie fields

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'old singer' is the definition.
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'cried as if leg is broken' is the wordplay.
'is broken' indicates an anagram.
'cried'+'as'+'if'+'leg'='criedasifleg'
'criedasifleg' is an anagram of 'GRACIE FIELDS'.

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(Another definition for gracie fields that I've seen is " English singer and entertainer, 1898-1979".)

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