Part of a 45-Across (4)

I believe the answer is:

aria

(Other definitions for aria that I've seen before include "Air in an opera" , "Operatic song" , "Song for solo voice from an oratorio, cantata etc" , "Repeated strain" , "part of opera, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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