Producer of paper's got rap several upcoming mentions (7)
I believe the answer is:
esparto
'producer' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'paper's got rap several upcoming mentions' is the wordplay.
'ESPARTO' is hidden back-to-front within the letters.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for esparto that I've seen before include "Grass, used for ropes, paper" , "Coarse type of grass" , "Source of paper" , "Fibrous grass" , "Tap Eros for the grass" .)