Type of melancholy Portuguese folk song (4)

I believe the answer is:

fado

(Other definitions for fado that I've seen before include "Portuguese song genre" , "Popular Portuguese song, often melancholy" , "Portuguese folk song" , "Portuguese traditional dance and doleful song" , "Melancholy style of song popular in Portugal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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