Singer from Crete? No, Rhodes (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenor

'singer' is the definition.
(tenor is a kind of singer)

'from crete? no rhodes' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'TENOR' is hidden within 'crete no rhodes'.

(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "High voice - low bell" , "Voice of Tamino" , "General meaning of an utterance" , "Eg, Caruso" , "Placido Domingo, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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