"Sixteen Tons" singer (4)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">sixteen tons singer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ford that I've seen before include "Place to cross river" , "Shallow part of river for crossing" , "White paint for the face" , "Shallow place for river crossing" , "Henry ...., first mass producer of cars" .)