Tony-winning singer/actress Salonga (3)

I believe the answer is:

lea

(Other definitions for lea that I've seen before include "Poetically, a piece of meadow or pasture" , "authority for teachers" , "''The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the ... '' (Gray)" , "Land growing grass" , "Meadowland" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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