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Singer, a large guy, tucking into booze (9)

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I believe the answer is:

balladeer

'singer' is the definition.
(someone singing ballads)

'a large guy tucking into booze' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'guy' becomes 'lad' (both can mean a man or boy).
'tucking into' is an insertion indicator.
'booze' becomes 'beer'.
'a'+'l'+'lad'='allad'
'allad' inserted inside 'beer' is 'BALLADEER'.

(Other definitions for balladeer that I've seen before include "Minstrel" , "One sings" , "pop singer" , "One making a song" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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