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Sorry semi reconstructed for miserable singer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

morrissey

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'miserable singer' is the definition.
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'sorry semi reconstructed' is the wordplay.
'reconstructed' is an anagram indicator.
'sorry'+'semi'='sorrysemi'
'sorrysemi' with letters rearranged gives 'MORRISSEY'.

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(Another definition for morrissey that I've seen is " Singer-songwriter".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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