Singer in laryngeal torment (4)
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I believe the answer is:
alto
'singer' is the definition.
(type of singing voice)
'in laryngeal torment' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ALTO' is hidden in the letters of 'laryngeal torment'.
(Other definitions for alto that I've seen before include "Lowest female singing voice" , "Singing voice between tenor and soprano" , "Voice part" , "High male singing voice" , "Kind of singing voice, male or female" .)