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One who sings in private, normally (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenor

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'one who sings' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'in private normally' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TENOR' can be found hidden inside 'private normally'.

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(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "theme" , "Singer; drift" , "Pavarotti, maybe" , "Male singing voice of high pitch" , "Male voice of high pitch, like Luciano" .)

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