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Song about right reverend fellow (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larry

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'fellow' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'song about right reverend' is the wordplay.
'song' becomes 'lay' (poetic term for a song).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'right reverend' becomes 'rr' (abbreviation in ecclesiastical titles).
'lay' placed around 'rr' is 'LARRY'.

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(Other definitions for larry that I've seen before include "Proverbially happy fellow" , "happy man" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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