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Opera singer? Not entirely (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenor

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'opera singer?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'not entirely' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'no' (negative) and 'no' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ter' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tenor that I've seen before include "direction" , "Pavarotti, for example" , "intent" , "Male voice (one of three?)" , "Eg, Placido Domingo" .)

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