Road hauliers' favourite opera? (6)
I believe the answer is:
carmen
'opera?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carmen that I've seen before include "Bizet's great Spanish opera" , "Musical from Bizet opera" , "Spanish opera by Bizet" .)