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Perhaps Carmen's old fruit hat stripped down to the base (5)

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opera

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'perhaps carmen's' is the definition.
(Carmen is an example)

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(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Eg, Il trovatore" , "Stage entertainment" , "Eg, La traviata" , "Carmen, for instance" , "Norma is one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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