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Sound proof of what a performer can do (8)

Ross

I think it could be either:

musician

audition
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'what a performer can do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'sound proof of' is the wordplay.
'sound' becomes 'music' (music is a kind of sound).
'proof of' becomes 'ian' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'music'+'ian'='MUSICIAN'

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(Other definitions for musician that I've seen before include "Performer of music" , "Composer, perhaps" , "Professional instrumentalist" , "Kennedy, O'Conor or Galway, say" , "Cellist or violinist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Globe and Mail.
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