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Qualified people like this singer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basso

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'singer' is the definition.
(Italian term for a bass singer)

'qualified people like this' is the wordplay.
'qualified people' becomes 'b' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'like this' becomes 'as so' ('as so' can mean 'in this way').
'b'+'asso'='BASSO'

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(Other definitions for basso that I've seen before include "Singer" , "one's deep in sound" , "low voice" , "Lowest male singing voice (sometimes 'profundo')" .)

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