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Scoundrel breaks into song in rural paradise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arcadia

'rural paradise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'scoundrel breaks into song' is the wordplay.
'scoundrel' becomes 'cad' (cad is a kind of scoundrel).
'breaks into' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters break into the word).
'song' becomes 'aria' (aria is a kind of song).
'cad' going within 'aria' is 'ARCADIA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for arcadia that I've seen before include "such as Strephon enjoyed?" , "Tom Stoppard play" , "rural area" , "pastoral country" , "Ideal rustic paradise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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