Word with rock or soap (5)

I believe the answer is:

opera

(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "One with soap perhaps" , "some theatrics" , "E.g. Falstaff, Fidelio" , "Falstaff, say" , "Patience, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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