Part of a choir (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenor

(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "Pavarotti, for example" , "Male singer with high register" , "One singing" , "direction" , "Higher male voice" .)

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

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