Singers appearing in the papers, I hear (5)
I believe the answer is:
choir
'singers' is the definition.
(group of singers)
'the papers i hear' is the wordplay.
'the papers' becomes 'quire' (I've seen this in other clues).
'i hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'quire' sounds like 'CHOIR'.
'appearing in' is the link.
(Other definitions for choir that I've seen before include "Vocalists in group" , "Large group of singers" , "Chorus in church" , "Carol singers?" , "Vocal group" .)