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One type of music, southern soul (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ska

'one type of music' is the definition.

'southern soul' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'soul' becomes 'ka' (term for the soul in ancient Egypt).
's'+'ka'='SKA'

(Other definitions for ska that I've seen before include "Dancehall music" , "Noted genre" , "popular music" , "Jamaican music, forerunner of reggae" , "Music genre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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