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Dear poet, let us hear a song at sunrise (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aubade

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'sunrise' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
I also know that 'sunrise' relates to this answer.

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(Other definitions for aubade that I've seen before include "Dawn music or poem" , "piece of early music" , "Morning song" , "Dawn poem, song" , "Sunrise song" .)

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