You’ll get the gist of what he sings (5)

I believe the answer is:

tenor

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'you'll get the gist of what he sings' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "Caruso or Domingo" , "General meaning of a male voice" , "direction" , "Purport" , "exact words" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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