Crossword Genius

Parson lost love for singer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

soprano

'singer' is the definition.
(soprano is a kind of singer)

'parson lost love' is the wordplay.
'lost' indicates anagramming the letters.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'parson' is an anagram of 'sopran'.
'sopran'+'o'='SOPRANO'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for soprano that I've seen before include "Female singer" , "Isolde, Violetta or 25" , "chorus girl, perhaps" , "Norman, perhaps" , "(Singer of) the highest vocal range" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app