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After wrecking ute, she can become a singer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chanteuse

'a singer' is the definition.
(French term for a female singer)

'after wrecking ute she can' is the wordplay.
'after wrecking' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'ute'+'she'+'can'='uteshecan'
'uteshecan' is an anagram of 'CHANTEUSE'.

'become' is the link.

(Other definitions for chanteuse that I've seen before include "Female singer, in a nightclub perhaps" , "A French female nightclub singer" , "A French woman singer of popular ballads" , "Female popular singer" , "French female singer in tune chase" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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