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Singer in pub, Italian one (8)

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I believe the answer is:

baritone

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

'pub italian one' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'italian' becomes 'it'.
'bar'+'it'+'one'='BARITONE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for baritone that I've seen before include "Male singer in boater, strangely" , "Male singer looks odd in boater" , "Male singer between tenor and bass" , "Second lowest male singing voice" , "Adult male singing voice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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