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Robinson sounds a bit like Caruso (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crusoe

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'caruso' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'robinson sounds a bit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'bit' could be 'o' (resembles 0, a binary digit or bit) and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'cruse' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'like' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for crusoe that I've seen before include "Daniel Defoe wrote ''Robinson . . . . . .''" , "Robinson . . . . . . was a famous fictional castaway" , "Daniel Defoe's hero" , "shipwrecked fellow" , "Robinson . . . . . . literary castaway" .)

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