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Singer has one arrangement (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basis

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'arrangement' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'singer has one' is the wordplay.
'singer' becomes 'bass' (bass is a kind of singer).
'has' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'bass' going around 'i' is 'BASIS'.

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(Other definitions for basis that I've seen before include "Foundation, fundament" , "Principal element" , "grounds" , "Groundwork, foundation" , "Foundation or support, or a main principle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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