Singer Rita taking record back for work (5)
I believe the answer is:
opera
'for work' is the definition.
(musical work)
'singer rita taking record back' is the wordplay.
'singer rita' becomes 'Ora' (singer Rita Ora).
'taking' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'record' becomes 'EP' (abbreviation for extended play record).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'ep' backwards is 'pe'.
'ora' placed around 'pe' is 'OPERA'.
(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "Norma, say" , "Verdi work?" , "Eg, Don Giovanni" , "Die Meistersinger is one" , "some theatrics" .)