Smooth section of recital, e.g. at opera (6)

I believe the answer is:

legato

'smooth' is the definition.
(musical term)

'section of recital e g at opera' is the wordplay.
'section of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LEGATO' is hidden within 'recital e g at opera'.

(Other definitions for legato that I've seen before include "Smoothly, musically speaking" , "Smoothly (musical)" , "In music, the opposite of staccato" , "In a smooth and flowing manner (music)" , "Smoothly (mus.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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