Soul singer who released Your Love is King in 1984 (4)

I believe the answer is:

sade

(Other definitions for sade that I've seen before include "Jazz-pop group" , "letter from Israel?" , "Marquis de ..., famous for taking pleasure in pain" , "Hebrew character" , "The Marquis de .... was renowned for cruelty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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